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Not everything is deleted when I uninstall

I've made a simple installer that installs test.txt, but there are several problems:

  • The created folder+link in start menu isn't deleted
  • The uninstaller + folder isn't deleted

Does anyone know why?

#defines
outFile "Installer.exe"
installDir $DESKTOP\test

section

    setOutPath $INSTDIR
    writeUninstaller $INSTDIR\uninstaller.exe
    createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\TestApplication\Uninstaller.lnk" "$INSTDIR\uninstaller.exe"

    file test.txt

    messageBox MB_OK "Hello World!"


sectionEnd

section "Uninstall"
    delete $INSTDIR\uinstaller.exe
    delete "$SMPROGRAMS\TestApplication\Uninstaller.lnk"
    delete $INSTDIR\test.txt
sectionEnd
Solution

  • http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Shortcuts_removal_fails_on_Windows_Vista

    and use RmDir "$INSTDIR" after the delete commands to delete the install folder