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Non-existant directories in System PATH variable
"echo %PATH%" gives me a list of 32 directories.
12 of these don't exist on my system, for example: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
Is there any reason to keep these directories in my System PATH variable?
Is something likely to come along wanting to use one of these directories?
Do the missing directories have any significant performance penalties?
I only came across this when I wanted to add a new directory to the PATH, and was faced with editing a huge string in a tiny input area (inside "System" in the Administrator Tools). Perhaps there's an easier way to manipulate the PATH variable?
Last edited by swiftie; 01 Feb 2015 at 13:36. Reason: Added last paragraph