[COBRAws]

I keep track of my installed hacks into a txt and a directory with the original hacks zips. This is because its not the first time vBorg staff deletes a hack and then I dont know how to un-install it or make changes. When that happened it was a pain in the ass and I had to spent several hours trying to understand do I had to do.

Some plugins/products make database changes, like the IPTable hack (I cant recall the actual name, but it stores IPs used by members so you can keep track of their IPs), in case you uninstall this hack, you IP DB column will be dropped and the data will be lost.

I recommend you keep your installed hacks tracked, bookmarked or downloaded into your computer, so, in case something happens, or you need to upgrade your forum software you can have fast access to those files and also look for new versions available.

my 2cents