Can I delete AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\16.0_XXXXXXXX folder

Oleg Oshkoderov 1 Reputation point
2022-11-17T13:02:03.47+00:00

I have VS 2022 now and VS 2019 was removed, but I still have AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\16.0_XXXXXXXX folder.

Can I safely remove it?

Thank you

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  1. Michael Taylor 60,161 Reputation points
    2022-11-17T18:37:44.653+00:00

    Can you remove it? Sure. Anything under AppData is local data files related to your account. What they contain varies by app but likely includes things like preferences, customization settings, etc. So you can always delete these folders. The worse that will happen is the app will not find any settings and use the defaults just like it did when you first started the app.

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