Is it safe to delete Java folders from C:\Users\(Username)\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java
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00:00 Is It Safe To Delete Java Folders From C:\Users\(Username)\Appdata\Locallow\Sun\Java
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ANSWER 1
Score 8
Based on the this bug report, I removed the files in C:\Users\(Username)\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java after installation. Java continued to work as it should. It became impossible to remove, using Add/Remove Programs, any version whose files I had deleted.
It seems that these files are only kept around for uninstallation. Java Uninstall Tool mentioned in Jason's answer probably alleviates the need to keep those files around.
ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 6
Yes, if you've already uninstalled them, this is safe to do.
Also, you may find Oracle's Java Uninstall Tool helpful.
ANSWER 3
Score 0
Recommend to nuke the folder C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java
There were 12 different versions of java in mine, from 1.6.26 to 1.8.31.
All these java versions are obsolete and past end-of-life. They have extremely serious unpatched security vulnerabilities. Better nuke them to orbit.
They were most likely installed by some software that tried to embed or auto-install java half-assedly. They will never get upgraded.
The java uninstallation tool suggested in the top answer is long dead https://www.java.com/en/download/uninstallapplet.jsp. It's a java applet, browsers have been totally blocking java for years due to recurring security issues. You can try opening in Internet Explorer but it should be broken.