Is it safe to remove previous versions of the .NET framework?

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Trap picture Trap · Jan 26, 2009 · Viewed 18k times · Source

I've just installed the 3.5 .NET Framework and while doing some cleaning I've notice that I have a lot of older versions installed (1.1, 1.1 Hotfix(xxx), 2.0, 2.0 service pack etc...). I wonder if I can safely dispose of all of them or these are needed in case I run a lower version .net application.

Thanks in advance.

This is a duplicate of Safe to uninstall .NET Framework 2.0 and 1.0 after installing 3.5?

Answer

user57508 picture user57508 · Jan 26, 2009

a framework is needed for apps using this specific framework. so if you are using 2.0 or 1.0 apps (or in the future), do not uninstall them - otherwise: you are free as a bird to do so :)

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