Windows 10: SQL Server SQLExpress - Program folder > Log :: ~12GB

Windows 10 x64Version 10.0.19043 Build 19043 What is the purpose of this folder? I can't think of anything that I use MS SQL for likely some app i installed years ago...I don't proactively use MS SQL / SQLExpress for any development projects, so I don't think I'd be missing this if it has to go. 12GB of data seems like a lot of unnecessary used space.Please advise.The following is the contents of the file "Summary.txt" which is located in the "Log" folder.Overall summary: Final result: The patch installer has failed to update the following instance: SQLEXPRESS. To determi

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Unable to install SQL Server (setup.exe)

I was trying to install SQL Server 2017 Express Edition on my Windows 10 Pro machine. I received this message: "Oops... Unable to install SQL Server (setup.exe).

Under Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server I have three folders. 110, 120, and 140.

110 and 140 are dated for today so i will show the summary of the most recent one.

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Overall summary:

Final result: Failed: see details below

Exit code (Decimal): -2147024893

Exit facility code: 7

Exit error code: 3

Exit message: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500'.

Start time: 2018-11-16 10:25:02

End time: 2018-11-16 10:55:47

Requested action: Install

Exception help link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Lin...7DC7@0xEB4303F7&EvtType=0x60797DC7@0xEB4303F7

Setup completed with required actions for features.

Troubleshooting information for those features:

Next step for SQLEngine: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Next step for Browser: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Next step for Writer: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Next step for SNAC: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Next step for SNAC_SDK: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Next step for ComponentUpdate: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Machine Properties:

Machine name: LAPTOP-ASUS

Machine processor count: 8

OS version: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (10.0.16299)

OS service pack:

OS region: United States

OS language: English (United States)

OS architecture: x64

Process architecture: 64 Bit

OS clustered: No

Product features discovered:

Product Instance Instance ID Feature Language Edition Version Clustered Configured

Package properties:

Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2017

ProductName: SQL Server 2017

Type: RTM

Version: 14

SPLevel: 0

Installation location: D:\SQLServer2017Media\Express_ENU\x64\setup\

Installation edition: Express

Product Update Status:

User selected not to include product updates.

User Input Settings:

ACTION: Install

ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN: true

AGTSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE

AGTSVCPASSWORD: *****

AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled

ASBACKUPDIR: Backup

ASCOLLATION: Latin1_General_CI_AS

ASCONFIGDIR: Config

ASDATADIR: Data

ASLOGDIR: Log

ASPROVIDERMSOLAP: 1

ASSERVERMODE: TABULAR

ASSVCACCOUNT: <empty>

ASSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic

ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS: <empty>

ASTELSVCACCT: <empty>

ASTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

ASTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0

ASTEMPDIR: Temp

BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled

CLTCTLRNAME: <empty>

CLTRESULTDIR: <empty>

CLTSTARTUPTYPE: 0

CLTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>

CLTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

CLTWORKINGDIR: <empty>

COMMFABRICENCRYPTION: 0

COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL: 0

COMMFABRICPORT: 0

CONFIGURATIONFILE: D:\Windows\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500\ConfigurationFile.ini

CTLRSTARTUPTYPE: 0

CTLRSVCACCOUNT: <empty>

CTLRSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

CTLRUSERS: <empty>

ENABLERANU: true

ENU: true

EXTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>

EXTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

FEATURES: SQLENGINE

FILESTREAMLEVEL: 0

FILESTREAMSHARENAME: <empty>

FTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>

FTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

HELP: false

IACCEPTPYTHONLICENSETERMS: false

IACCEPTROPENLICENSETERMS: false

IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS: true

INDICATEPROGRESS: true

INSTALLSHAREDDIR: D:\Windows\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\

INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\

INSTALLSQLDATADIR: <empty>

INSTANCEDIR: D:\Windows\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server

INSTANCEID: SQLEXPRESS

INSTANCENAME: SQLEXPRESS

ISMASTERSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service

ISMASTERSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

ISMASTERSVCPORT: 8391

ISMASTERSVCSSLCERTCN: <empty>

ISMASTERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic

ISMASTERSVCTHUMBPRINT: <empty>

ISSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service

ISSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic

ISTELSVCACCT: <empty>

ISTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

ISTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0

ISWORKERSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service

ISWORKERSVCCERT: <empty>

ISWORKERSVCMASTER: <empty>

ISWORKERSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

ISWORKERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic

MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT: 0

MATRIXCMSERVERNAME: <empty>

MATRIXNAME: <empty>

MRCACHEDIRECTORY:

NPENABLED: 0

PBDMSSVCACCOUNT: <empty>

PBDMSSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

PBDMSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0

PBENGSVCACCOUNT: <empty>

PBENGSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

PBENGSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0

PBPORTRANGE: <empty>

PBSCALEOUT: false

PID: *****

QUIET: true

QUIETSIMPLE: false

ROLE: AllFeatures_WithDefaults

RSINSTALLMODE: DefaultNativeMode

RSSVCACCOUNT: <empty>

RSSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic

SAPWD: <empty>

SECURITYMODE: <empty>

SQLBACKUPDIR: <empty>

SQLCOLLATION: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS

SQLSVCACCOUNT: NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS

SQLSVCINSTANTFILEINIT: true

SQLSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic

SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS: LAPTOP-ASUS\devon

SQLTELSVCACCT: NT Service\SQLTELEMETRY$SQLEXPRESS

SQLTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>

SQLTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic

SQLTEMPDBDIR: <empty>

SQLTEMPDBFILECOUNT: 1

SQLTEMPDBFILEGROWTH: 64

SQLTEMPDBFILESIZE: 8

SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR: <empty>

SQLTEMPDBLOGFILEGROWTH: 64

SQLTEMPDBLOGFILESIZE: 8

SQLUSERDBDIR: <empty>

SQLUSERDBLOGDIR: <empty>

SUPPRESSPRIVACYSTATEMENTNOTICE: false

TCPENABLED: 0

UIMODE: AutoAdvance

UpdateEnabled: false

UpdateSource: MU

USEMICROSOFTUPDATE: false

X86: false

Configuration file: D:\Windows\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500\ConfigurationFile.ini

Detailed results:

Feature: Database Engine Services

Status: Failed

Reason for failure: An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.

Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Component name: SQL Server Setup Support Files

Component error code: 1622

Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log

Error description: Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified log file location exists and that you can write to it.

Error help link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Lin....169&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi@0x162A16FE@0x1622

Feature: SQL Browser

Status: Failed

Reason for failure: An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.

Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Component name: SQL Server Setup Support Files

Component error code: 1622

Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log

Error description: Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified log file location exists and that you can write to it.

Error help link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Lin....169&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi@0x162A16FE@0x1622

Feature: SQL Writer

Status: Failed

Reason for failure: An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.

Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Component name: SQL Server Writer Component

Component error code: 1622

Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500\SqlWriter_Cpu64_1.log

Error description: Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified log file location exists and that you can write to it.

Error help link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Lin...0.169&EvtType=SqlWriter.msi@0x162A16FE@0x1622

Feature: SQL Client Connectivity

Status: Failed

Reason for failure: An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.

Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Component name: SQL Server Native Client Access Component

Component error code: 1622

Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500\sqlncli_Cpu64_1.log

Error description: Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified log file location exists and that you can write to it.

Error help link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Lin...000.169&EvtType=sqlncli.msi@0x162A16FE@0x1622

Feature: SQL Client Connectivity SDK

Status: Failed

Reason for failure: An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.

Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Component name: SQL Server Native Client Access Component

Component error code: 1622

Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500\sqlncli_Cpu64_1.log

Error description: Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified log file location exists and that you can write to it.

Error help link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Lin...000.169&EvtType=sqlncli.msi@0x162A16FE@0x1622

Feature: Setup Support Files

Status: Failed

Reason for failure: An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.

Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Component name: SQL Server Setup Support Files

Component error code: 1622

Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log

Error description: Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified log file location exists and that you can write to it.

Error help link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Lin....169&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi@0x162A16FE@0x1622

Rules with failures:

Global rules:

Scenario specific rules:

Rules report file: D:\Windows\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

Exception summary:

The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order

Inner exceptions are being indented

Exception type: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException

Message:

Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20181116_102500'.

HResult : 0x80070003

Data:

DisableWatson = true

Stack:

at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)

at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator`1.CommonInit()

at System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator`1..ctor(String path, String originalUserPath, String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption, SearchResultHandler`1 resultHandler, Boolean checkHost)

at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.InternalGetFiles(String searchPattern, SearchOption searchOption)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.WatsonMsiBucket.ExecutePreCabTasks()

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.WatsonServiceImplementation.ReportFailures()

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Setup.Setup.Start(String[] args)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Setup.Setup.Main()

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Thank you for your time and support!

 

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