What is the Receipt Folder?

[Durbrow]

I have a lot of files with the .pkg extension in Library/Receipts. Can I delete them? What are these anyway? Thanks!

 

[Darkshadow]

Installers leave these behind - they're "receipts" of installed files. Don't delete them - the system uses them to repair permissions and such.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Yep, don't delete those. Under certain circumstances, you can modify the contents of the Receipts folder to make certain software updates appear in Software Update again (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25768), but for normal use, you shouldn't touch that folder.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751

 

[Durbrow]

Thanks! Will not mess with it.