Sloppy NI Update Service

[Wolfgang]

Why does NI Update Service not remove unnecessary files after finishing?

Every time NI Update Service is updating software it creates a directory National Instruments\Installers with the extracted download. This may well be several hundred MegaBytes. After updating installation these files are not used anymore. They could be deleted automatically...

[tstanley]

Is it caching the download in case the files are needed to create a distribution in CVI?  Just a thought...

[Stephan_D · Accepted solution]

Hi

you can find the answer for this question in this threat:

Is it safe to delete old Update Service installers? - NI Discussion Forums
http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Is-it-safe-to-delete-old-Update-Service-installers/m-p/2513294

Regards, Stephan

[Wolfgang]

Thanks!

My extracted summary:

These folders should not be deleted for patches until a new (full) release is installed.

Since those folder names are not self explanatory it might be best to choose a drive with less space constraints, using menu File >> Preferences

Maybe NI can also consider providing (an option to) automatic clean-up.