Delete Library Directory

Hi, I uninstalled an application and its uninstall instructions tells I have to remove some files (belonging to that application) from my home Library directory. Attending to the purpose of the files stored at Library, is there something wrong in deleting all the contents?
Thank you very much, and sorry for my English

what you need to delete is the folder for that application in home directory/library/application support. that's quite harmless. but don't delete the whole library folder.

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