[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Remove older Eclipse releases

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rainer Faulstich wrote:
> Hi,
>
> after updating my eclipse several times over the web more and more older 
> releases accumulate on my disk. How can i remove these no more used 
> older realeases from my disk without any damage to the currently 
> installed release ?

You should never install Eclipse on top of another installation - always 
either use a new location or completely remove the old one. I'm pretty 
sure most builds/releases state this in their release notes or readme or 
somewhere like that.
I, personally use a directory structure like this:

Java/
    Eclipse/
        2.1/
        3.0/
        3.1M4/
        workspaces/
            2.1/
            3.0/
            3.1/


	Eric