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Right click on the file and view the file properties. In all likelihood, the file details in the file properties dialog will reveal what software this .msi file belongs to.[1] Deleting it should b...
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elgonzo
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2022-03-20T09:43:27Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Right click on the file and view the file properties. In all likelihood, the file details in the file properties dialog will reveal what software this .msi file belongs to.[^1]
Deleting it _should_ be safe. However, depending on the software this .msi file belongs to, deleting it could (or might not at all, probably; it entirely depends on the particular software) make future updates or version rollback of the respective software fail, or make it unable to uninstall the software (which could be remedied by manually deleting the software folder, or by downloading the software installer again and performing an install-uninstall cycle in case the software's uninstallation would require removal of system services, drivers, or would need to undo other changes its installation routine made to the host OS.)- [^1]: Unless the file was intentionally misnamed, the .msi file extension indicates a **M**icro**S**oft **I**nstaller file. It is a common installation package format used by many software products/programs made for Windows)
- Right click on the file and view the file properties. In all likelihood, the file details in the file properties dialog will reveal what software this .msi file belongs to.[^1]
- Deleting it _should_ be safe. However, depending on the software this .msi file belongs to, deleting it _could_ (or might not at all, probably; it entirely depends on the particular software) make future updates or version rollback of the respective software fail, or make it unable to uninstall the software (which could be remedied by manually deleting the software folder, or by downloading the software installer again and performing an install-uninstall cycle in case the software's uninstallation would require removal of system services, drivers, or would need to undo other changes its installation routine made to the host OS.)
- [^1]: Unless the file was intentionally misnamed, the .msi file extension indicates a **M**icro**S**oft **I**nstaller file. It is a common installation package format used by many software products/programs made for Windows)
#1: Initial revision
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elgonzo
·
2022-03-20T09:39:28Z (almost 3 years ago)
Right click on the file and view the file properties. In all likelihood, the file details in the file properties dialog will reveal what software this .msi file belongs to.[^1] Deleting it _should_ be safe. However, depending on the software this .msi file belongs to, deleting it could (or might not at all, probably; it entirely depends on the particular software) make future updates or version rollback of the respective software fail, or make it unable to uninstall the software (which could be remedied by manually deleting the software folder, or by downloading the software installer again and performing an install-uninstall cycle in case the software's uninstallation would require removal of system services, drivers, or would need to undo other changes its installation routine made to the host OS.) [^1]: Unless the file was intentionally misnamed, the .msi file extension indicates a **M**icro**S**oft **I**nstaller file. It is a common installation package format used by many software products/programs made for Windows)