BUG: Uninstall does not remove dictionaries added using Scrivener, and doesn't warn the user.

Scrivener Windows Beta (Archived)
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Uninstall does not removed added dictionaries, and it does not warn the user about files not removed.

Beta 19 installation in C:/Program Files/Scrivener3b19. Upgraded the installation to beta 20. Used Scrivener to download and install a dictionary. Uninstall did not remove this. I think either it should remove all dictionaries or none, and if it doesn’t remove something, the user should be warned that something wasn’t removed.

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Hmm.

Wouldn’t you want continuity of your dictionaries across upgrades?

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I would… but you see, it removed the dictionary that was currently in use, and not the one that wasn’t in use.

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Ah. That’s…un-handy…

Would think the combination of install/enclosed de-install should:

  • Not remove any dictionaries, on principle
  • replace upgraded dictionaries if they are
  • strictly leave alone any personal word lists

That leaves the case of backing out an install where there have been then-incompatible upgrades. My feeling is that doesn’t noticeably occur with Scrivener, but if it does, either backups or delete program folder after de-install followed by old install would be likely friends, imagine you’d agree