Can I physically navigate to the MSI source cache and see where my baseline file is backed up when I apply a patch?

Troubleshooting Question

Can I physically navigate to the MSI source cache and see where my baseline file is backed up when I apply a patch?

Troubleshooting Pointer

It is in the %windir%\installer folder, but is marked as hidden/system. Yes, you can physically navigate to it thru cmd prompt or explorer. With explorer, you’ll probably need to set an option to enable viewing of hidden files.

C:\WINDOWS\Installer>dir /ah

Volume in drive C has no label.

Volume Serial Number is <snip>

Directory of C:\WINDOWS\Installer

07/18/2005 07:51 PM <DIR> .

07/18/2005 07:51 PM <DIR> ..

12/03/2003 08:12 PM <DIR> $PatchCache$

0 File(s) 0 bytes

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