Miniconda / Anaconda installation error (C:\ProgramData\miniconda3 is not empty)

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Good day dear community

I tried installing a newer version of Miniconda, but I got an error saying C:\ProgramData\miniconda3 is not empty, meaning an older version is already installed. Why doesn’t the setup just upgrade it? Is there a way to upgrade Miniconda without deleting the contents of C:\ProgramData\miniconda3? This issue is causing problems with our Intune patch management. We could use a PowerShell script to delete the folder before installation, but is there another solution?

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Typically, once you’ve installed Miniconda, you use conda to update it and install other packages. If you do need to reinstall in the same location, there is a --force or -f option for MacOS and Linux, but unfortunately that is not an option on Windows.
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Just create a new folder in C drive and it worked for me. thank you