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Uninstall does not remove files

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Description of bug

If you choose to uninstall a module, it leaves the files behind, despite checking the “Remove Files” checkbox. It also doesn’t display the module version.

Steps to reproduce

List the steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Install DNN 9.2.2
  2. Install any third-party module.
  3. Choose to uninstall the module you just installed.
  4. First step, you don’t see the version number, but instead version 0.0.0 selected.
  5. Check the “Remove Files” checkbox.
  6. Click the “Delete” button.

Current result

The module is uninstalled, but the uninstall view didn’t know the module number, and the files in the respective DesktopModules folder are not deleted as expected. No errors are logged. The SQL uninstall script is run and the bin files are both executed as expected.

Expected result

The DesktopModules folder should also have been cleared of the files that need to be deleted, if the checkbox was checked.

Affected version

  • 9.3.0
  • 9.2.2
  • 9.2.1
  • 9.2
  • 9.1.1
  • 9.1
  • 9.0

Affected browser

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Internet Explorer
  • Edge

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 5 years ago
  • Reactions:1
  • Comments:8 (7 by maintainers)

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1reaction
WillStrohlcommented, May 31, 2020

I haven’t tested this since creating the issue.

1reaction
valadascommented, May 31, 2020

@david-poindexter I can no longer reproduce using the same Survey module in Dnn 9.6.1

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