BOBJ Install Files Safe to Delete?

[Former Member]

I inherited a BOBJ platform from a series of contract admins before me. I have not had any significant experience admining a BOBJ system and I haven't installed one so I'm not too familiar with what's a permanent file and what's simply needed during install and update.

I need to free up some space on the BOBJ server C: drive. When I look at what files are taking up space and might be candidates for removal there's almost 8GB of files in between two user accounts in the AppData\Local\ folder. Below are screenshots.

My question is can I safely delete these files without causing problems for the running BOBJ system or are these files necessary? Screenshots below. There seem to be a series of RarSFX0 and RarSFX1 folders. Also it seems one of the contractors has a Temp folder and then copied a Temp_Old and Temp_old1.

Here's a brief listing of the types of files in those folders.

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\PostInstsall.html

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\SqlSetup.log

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\SqlSetup_Local.log

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\2012.11.05.16.00.53\setupengine.log

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\2012.11.05.16.00.53\setupexe.log

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\autorun.inf

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\ProductId.txt

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\response.ini

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\setup.exe

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\setup.ini

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\Collaterals\Add-Ons\SAP\Transports\transports_Brazilian_Portuguese.txt

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\Collaterals\Add-Ons\SAP\Transports\transports_Dutch.txt

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\Collaterals\Add-Ons\SAP\Transports\transports_EN.txt

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\Collaterals\Add-Ons\SAP\Transports\transports_French.txt

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\Collaterals\Add-Ons\SAP\Transports\transports_German.txt

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\biwidgets.boe.sdkplugins.java.dswsbobje-4.0-core-nu\seed.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java-4.0-core-nu\assemblylist.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java-4.0-core-nu\content.cab

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java-4.0-core-nu\content.msi

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java-4.0-core-nu\seed.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java.bundle-4.0-core-nu\assemblylist.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java.bundle-4.0-core-nu\content.cab

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java.bundle-4.0-core-nu\content.msi

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java.bundle-4.0-core-nu\seed.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java.bundle.webapp-4.0-core-nu\assemblylist.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java.bundle.webapp-4.0-core-nu\content.cab

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java.bundle.webapp-4.0-core-nu\content.msi

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.ccis.java.bundle.webapp-4.0-core-nu\seed.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectionsdk.java-4.0-core-nu\assemblylist.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectionsdk.java-4.0-core-nu\content.cab

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectionsdk.java-4.0-core-nu\content.msi

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectionsdk.java-4.0-core-nu\seed.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectsrv.authentication.java-4.0-core-nu\assemblylist.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectsrv.authentication.java-4.0-core-nu\content.cab

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectsrv.authentication.java-4.0-core-nu\content.msi

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectsrv.authentication.java-4.0-core-nu\seed.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectsrv.client.corba.java-4.0-core-nu\assemblylist.xml

C:\Users\mramachandran\AppData\Local\Temp_old\RarSFX0\dunit\connectivity.boe.connectsrv.client.corba.java-4.0-core-nu\content.cab

[denis_konovalov · Accepted solution]

those are safe to remove. those are temp locations with install source files, they are not in use and can't be reused after install is done (traditionally)

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

That's what my hunch was but I have found in the past some apps (not SAP) that would put files in the AppData Temp directory and use them. Thanks for the reply.

Is there any documentation that you can point me to that references that they are safe or is this just something you know from experience? Just wanted to make sure I don't miss anything. Thanks!

[denis_konovalov · Accepted solution]

there is no docs that say they are safe, but this is how BOBJ installer works - when you download it - its a self extracting rar archive, which extracts into running user temp location and then runs bobj install from there. once install is done - bobj uses only those files that are in the actual location you installed INTO.

the temp location can be cleared.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Sounds great. Thanks Denis for your help.