Removing a File or Folder

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RayPack > 7.3 u6 > User Guide > PackDesigner > MSI / MST / RPP Based Projects > Visual Designer Mode > System Configuration > Files and Folders 

Removing a File or Folder

The package file browser of the Visual Designer view Files and Folders offers two methods to trigger the removal of a file or folder:

 

Select the object that has to be deleted and

•Left-click it, and hit Delete on the keyboard.

•Right-click it, and select Delete from the context menu.

 

Once an object is removed, it is lost from the packaging project. If a folder is removed, all its contents are also removed.

 

Since an accidental object removing could lead to substantial issues, RayPack displays a Confirm dialog before the object is removed. Use the REMOVE button within that dialog to confirm the activity. If DO NOT REMOVE or CANCEL are clicked, the object is not deleted and the user returns to the Files and Folders view without any changes.

 

The display of the Confirm dialog may manually be abandoned for future removal procedures by activating the "In future do not show this confirmation for delete operations" checkbox and using the REMOVE or DO NOT REMOVE button next (using the CANCEL button does not save any changes made to the status of that checkbox). However, it is not recommended to skip the confirmation step, since it may prevent users from severe data loss.

 

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Be aware:

RayPack does not protect predefined or specialized folders from deletion. Therefore, users have to make sure that potential side-effects of deleting directories, such as TARGETDIR or INSTALLDIR, are decently compensated. Unexpected side-effects may also be caused by deleting special files, such as files which are marked as keypath of a component. Double-check cross-reference consistency before such vital files or folders are deleted.

 

 

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Note:

As soon as the file or folder object is deleted from the Files and Folders view, its resembling data row is marked as deleted within the affected Installer database table File.

Once the packaging project is saved or the history of changes is cleared, the file or folder object is no longer visible at all.

Please refer to the Tables section to get more details about the object manipulation history and markup management.