Deleting older versions of java

Question

Is it ok to delete java 1.5.0 update 1 through update 5 so I can install update 6 instead?

Answer 1

Hi Nela,
Deleting old iTunes installers, iPod Updaters, etc. will not affect your iTunes library contents (your music, playlists, etc.), since that is stored in a separate folder than the iPod/iTunes installer files.
So, if the concern is if your iTunes library is at risk or not, you can safely delete those older versions of iTunes. Anyways, if you aren't running that specific version of iTunes, your current one has overridden it already, so you're right about the newer versions installing over the old.
It's just that it doesn't automatically delete the older versions off of your computer, iTunes just runs on the latest installed version.
What you might want to take into consideration, though, is the fact that you might want to keep around a couple of older version iTunes installers, just in case a newer version of iTunes just totally doesn't work for you.
I really don't think that's much of a concern, however, since you can always find many different versions of iTunes on download websites that archive many different versions of iTunes. For example, FileHippo.com has quite a few iTunes versions, 4.8 to the current version, to be exact, up for download here.
In addition, you can find old iPod Updaters on a few websites out there, too.
It won't affect your iTunes libraries, though, to delete older versions of iTunes software (or even your currently installed program, actually) off of your computer. As long as you don't delete a folder called "iTunes Music" (which is inside a folder called "iTunes", which is set in "My Music" by default), you're fine.
-Kylene