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Removing Excluded Files From Packages

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SetupCapture uses an exclusion list to determine which items on a computer to ignore.
As repackagers in an organization use SetupCapture over time, they typically continue
to add to the exclusion list, making it more robust and eliminating more unnecessary
files from their captures.
Packages in your Software Manager database might contain files that are in the
exclusion list if they were:
Created by tools other than SetupCapture.
Supplied by a vendor.
Created in SetupCapture before a particular file was added to the exclusion list.
The Remove Excluded Files Wizard lets you query the Software Manager database for
packages that contain files that are in the exclusion list. It also lets you remove the
unnecessary files from Windows Installer packages that are in the Software Manager
database. It does not remove the unnecessary files from other types of packages, but
you can generate a report of those packages and use it as a guide for removing the files
yourself if necessary.
To remove excluded files
1. Run the Remove Excluded Files Wizard by doing one of the following:
In Software Manager, select Tools menu > Remove Excluded Files.
When you add one or more file exclusions in SetupCapture Configuration, you
are prompted to check existing packages for those files and remove them. Click
Yes to open Software Manager and run the Remove Excluded Files Wizard.
2. On the Remove Excluded Files dialog box, click Next.
The Select Packages dialog box appears and lists all packages in the Software
Manager database.
3. Mark the check boxes for the packages to include in the query and click Next.
The Querying for Excluded Files dialog box appears and displays a progress bar.
Depending on the size of your Software Manager database, the query can take
several minutes. You can cancel the operation if necessary.
4. When the query finishes, click Next.
The Results dialog box appears and lists the packages that contain excluded files.
5. Complete the dialog box:
a. Select the files to remove.
Although all package types can appear in the list, only Windows Installer
packages can be selected.
b. To perform the operation server-side, mark Perform this operation on the
Wise Package Studio server. With Enterprise Management Server, Security
Setup determines whether this option appears.
See Performing Server-Side Operations in the Wise Package Studio Help.
c. Mark Check out from Revision Control to check these packages out of
Revision Control. This option appears only if you use the Wise Revision Control
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