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c#.netvisual-studio-2010windows-installersetup-project
Jeb
Jeb

Reputation: 3799

Setup/Deployment project: Prevent modified files from being removed when uninstalling

I have a setup project. If the user modifies one of the installed files and then un-installs the application, I'd like the file to NOT get deleted by the uninstall (so that when the user re-installs later, the modified file is used rather than the default one that the installer would normally use). Is this at all possible?

Note: Files which have not been edited should be applicable for upgrades/removal.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1153

Answers (2)

Jeb
Jeb

Reputation: 3799

Since it is not possible to prevent the setup project from removing modified files when uninstalling, the best approach I have found (as mentioned by Ciprian) is to create a custom action which backs up the modified files before uninstallation, and restores them in another custom action afterwards.

Upvotes: 0

Ciprian
Ciprian

Reputation: 3565

To prevent uninstall you should mark the files' component as Permanent

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368007(v=vs.85).aspx

Upvotes: 1

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