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I use Skype. Not a lot, but frequently enough. This folder C:\Users\%username%\Tracing is created every time I open Skype. Alternatively seen in Registry editor as %Userprofile%\Tracing\WPPMedia

I want to stop this behaviour.
How do I prevent the creation of C:\Users\%username%\Tracing?

Found this answer on SuperUser on what Tracing folder is. & this discussion on how to stop it (didn't try the solutions mentioned there because it talks about windows 7, while I use windows 10 & the file names mentioned there are not the same as mine. Plus, feels unreliable.)

Edit: Attempted to change registry values for "EnableTracing", but it’s already "00000000" & the folder creation behaviour persists. Moving the folder to %temp% folder doesn’t solve the problem. I would just have to go to %temp% to delete manually anyway.

xypha
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The registry edit should still work on Windows 10. Change the path to your Temp-Folder and disable tracing:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WPPMediaPerApp\Skype] "WPPFilePath"="%TEMP%\Tracing\WPPMedia" "EnableTracing"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WPPMediaPerApp\Skype\ETW] "WPPFilePath"="%TEMP%\Tracing\WPPMedia" "EnableTracing"=dword:00000000

Steven
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