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Plugin Removal
When a plugin is removed, the zip is deleted but associated files are not.
I appreciate the reason why one might not want them deleted, but IMO the option to do so should be available.
I just removed the Open With PI, because I now use the built in Open With feature exclusively. That left 'Open With Help.htm' and 'Open With.json' in the <configuration>\plugins folder. I knew that would happen... but I suspect a good many users wouldn't... so I removed them manually.
I know it 'doesn't matter' and the disk space used is immaterial, but if at a later date someone had a problem with the built in Open With feature they could get confused. Besides, IMO its bad practice to leave dross lying around on computers, just as it is on mine sites.
Windows programs often have an option in their 'Uninstall' to delete/retain the settings, including programs that don't store settings in the registry. So on that platform at least, the question 'Also remove configuration data?' would not be out of line with 'common' practice.
BR
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