Windows 10 appdata downloaded installations

 · Wondering about 2 windows folders - 1. Downloaded Installations 2. Downloaded Program files Is it safe to delete the sub-folders in these 2 folders? In the first one, most www.doorway.ru files, most i dont even have anymore. In the second one, they are mostly ActiveX Controls. For example, Java Runtime Environment appears as 5 different folders.  · The Appdata/Downloaded Installations folder is used by Installshield installer applications for extraction of their contents, prior to installation. Logged. “Don’t worry if it doesn’t work right. If everything did, you’d be out of a job.”.  · 1. Apr 6, #1. Keep having issues with my main windows drive (gb) being filled up (currently 6gb spare). Using treesize I see that AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations is 29gb which is over a quarter of the drive. Is this a bunch of windows bloat that is safe to delete?

Hi, In general, "Standard User" cannot install program on Windows 7. However, it is possible for "Standard User" to install programs (for example, Google Chrome) in AppData. Is there any way to prevent "Standard User" from installing program in AppData? · Hi Apple Cheung, Standard user will not have permissions to install most nowadays software - admin. So my thought was to move the installation from Program Files into the users AppData folder. In my installer (the default installer in VS, not ClickOnce) I have used the folder named "User's Application Data Folder" which seem to be C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming. It installs fine and runs fine, no UAC prompt needed (yeay!). We've talked in length about the AppData folder on Windows 10, and the three sub-folders that it contains; Local, LocalLow, and Roaming. These folders contain other folders created by apps. Apps install to the C drive but they store user-specific data to the AppData folder e.g., Chrome's profiles are stored in the AppData folder.

Open Command Prompt with admin rights. Run the following command but update the file paths. ‘path to junction link’ should be replaced with this path C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData. ‘Path to target folder’ should be replaced with the path to the AppData folder at its new location. Before you install Windows 10, it’s a good idea to save any work and back up your PC before you start. If you used the media creation tool to download an ISO file for Windows 10, you’ll need to burn it to a DVD before following these steps. Attach the USB flash drive or insert the DVD on the PC where you want to install Windows Wondering about 2 windows folders - 1. Downloaded Installations 2. Downloaded Program files Is it safe to delete the sub-folders in these 2 folders? In the first one, most www.doorway.ru files, most i dont even have anymore. In the second one, they are mostly ActiveX Controls. For example, Java Runtime Environment appears as 5 different folders.