Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files?
markspace wrote:
jeff_wisnia wrote:
It seems I'm prompted to update Java a couple of times a month...Which I
do...
This isn't right. I have several Java installations and I update maybe once
every 6 months or so. I'd check for a virus, seriously.
Is it OK to remove any/all of these to recover the space they take up?
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Updates 4, 6, 10 & 11
It's possible that you need Java 5, but you probably don't. I'd remove this
myself and see if you end up needing it again.
Java(TM)6 Updates 3, 5 & 21
Java 6 is the latest. You'll probably have to keep this. BTW, the latest
update is 24, which I downloaded in February. I don't know why you wouldn't
have it.
Seriously think about uninstalling all Java products and running a virus
checker, and malware checker. Something's not right with your system.
If you're a Java developer, you have plenty of reason to have multiple
versions of Java around. There is no reason to have anything but the latest
of a minor version, as markspace correctly advises. That would be the number
after the "u" or the "_" in the version identification, as in JDK 6u24 or Java
version 1.6.0_24. Major versions are another matter. Many clients still
target Java 5, for all that it's obsolete, so you might need it. Oracle is
not the only purveyor of Java, so you might have versions from OpenJDK or IBM.
You might have Java 7 (early access).
Failing to keep up with the minor versions is a security hazard. Don't fail.
Do delete any versions not of use to you.
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