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Updateable help is putting metadata files in $PSHome which prevents clean uninstall #4080

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Updateable help is putting metadata files in $PSHome which prevents clean uninstall#4080
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Resolution-FixedThe issue is fixed.WG-Interactive-HelpSystemhelp infrastructure and formatting of help

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@SteveL-MSFT
Steve Lee (SteveL-MSFT)
opened on Jun 22, 2017

Steps to reproduce

Install beta.2
Update-Help
Uninstall beta.2

Expected behavior

c:\program files\powershell\6.0.0-beta.2 folder to be removed

Actual behavior

folder remains with a bunch of helpinfo.xml files

Environment data

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      6.0.0-beta
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    v6.0.0-beta.3
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.16225
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

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  1. Steve Lee (SteveL-MSFT)
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    WG-Interactive-HelpSystemhelp infrastructure and formatting of help
    on Jun 22, 2017

  2. ThomasNieto commented on Oct 26, 2022

    @ThomasNieto
    Thomas Nieto (ThomasNieto)
    on Oct 26, 2022
    Contributor

    Is this still a problem? Update-Help seems to put files in ~\Documents\PowerShell\Help now.

  3. ThomasNieto commented on Jul 31, 2023

    @ThomasNieto
    Thomas Nieto (ThomasNieto)
    on Jul 31, 2023
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    Sean Wheeler (@sdwheeler) Can this issue be closed?

  4. Sean Wheeler (sdwheeler)
    added
    Resolution-FixedThe issue is fixed.
    on Jul 31, 2023

  5. microsoft-github-policy-service commented on Aug 2, 2023

    @microsoft-github-policy-service
    microsoft-github-policy-servicebot
    on Aug 2, 2023
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    This issue has been marked as fixed and has not had any activity for 1 day. It has been closed for housekeeping purposes.

  6. microsoft-github-policy-service
    closed this as completedon Aug 2, 2023

  7. microsoft-github-policy-service commented on Aug 2, 2023

    @microsoft-github-policy-service
    microsoft-github-policy-servicebot
    on Aug 2, 2023
    Contributor

    This issue has been marked as fixed and has not had any activity for 1 day. It has been closed for housekeeping purposes.

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