# What are These Folders In Ignition Install Directory?

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [April 28, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-are-these-folders-in-ignition-install-directory/4375 "2012-04-28T11:08:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![aidamcg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-are-these-folders-in-ignition-install-directory/4375/1 "2012-04-28T11:08:55Z")

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Hi

I noticed these extra folders in the install directory of ignition. I am assuming they were renamed during an upgrade. Is it ok to remove the extra data and user-lib folders

Thanks

Aidan

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-are-these-folders-in-ignition-install-directory/4375/2 "2012-04-28T14:44:29Z")

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Yeah, they’re auto-backups that get made before the installer upgrades everything. If you don’t think you’ll need them you can delete them.