Deleting files and folders in the C:\Windows directory
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From: B on 11 Aug 2010 12:06 I thought I'd try my post from the other day again, and see if I can get an answer. Replacing the HD with a larger one is not a feasible solution. I'm trying to conserve space on a small HD on a laptop, and would like to know if I can remove the following files and directories. 1) Numerous files and folders in C:\WINDOWS with various names that have modified dates going back to the installation date of XP. C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$\KB873333 C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$ C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB835732$ 2) There are numerous files and folders in the 'C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\' directory with long alphanumeric names ( examples are shown below) C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\23e79e5fb28793d8cb1c2055b0d8dcb9 2e85649f259ec770e7f40b35df1f39f9518d56fa (a file with no extension) Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Brad
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 11 Aug 2010 18:19 A1. See http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827 A2. The contents of C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download <=this folder will "age out" over time. That being said, deleting the /contents/ of that folder manually won't harm anything. B wrote: > I thought I'd try my post from the other day again, and see if I can get > an > answer. Replacing the HD with a larger one is not a feasible solution. > > > I'm trying to conserve space on a small HD on a laptop, and would like to > know if I can remove the following files and directories. > > 1) Numerous files and folders in C:\WINDOWS with various names that have > modified dates going back to the > installation date of XP. > > > C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$\KB873333 > > C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$ > > C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB835732$ > > > 2) There are numerous files and folders in the > 'C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\' directory with long > alphanumeric names ( examples are shown below) > > > C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\23e79e5fb28793d8cb1c2055b0d8dcb9 > > 2e85649f259ec770e7f40b35df1f39f9518d56fa (a file with no extension) > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Brad
From: B on 11 Aug 2010 20:16 Thank you very much, this is exactly the type of info I was seeking. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:OimwuSaOLHA.3936(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > A1. See http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827 > > A2. The contents of C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download <=this folder > will "age out" over time. That being said, deleting the /contents/ of > that folder manually won't harm anything. > > > B wrote: >> I thought I'd try my post from the other day again, and see if I can get >> an >> answer. Replacing the HD with a larger one is not a feasible solution. >> >> >> I'm trying to conserve space on a small HD on a laptop, and would like to >> know if I can remove the following files and directories. >> >> 1) Numerous files and folders in C:\WINDOWS with various names that have >> modified dates going back to the >> installation date of XP. >> >> >> C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$\KB873333 >> >> C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$ >> >> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB835732$ >> >> >> 2) There are numerous files and folders in the >> 'C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\' directory with long >> alphanumeric names ( examples are shown below) >> >> >> C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\23e79e5fb28793d8cb1c2055b0d8dcb9 >> >> 2e85649f259ec770e7f40b35df1f39f9518d56fa (a file with no extension) >> >> Any information would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Brad >
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 12 Aug 2010 11:14 YW B wrote: > Thank you very much, this is exactly the type of info I was seeking. > > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:OimwuSaOLHA.3936(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> A1. See http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827 >> >> A2. The contents of C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download <=this >> folder >> will "age out" over time. That being said, deleting the /contents/ of >> that folder manually won't harm anything. >> >> >> B wrote: >>> I thought I'd try my post from the other day again, and see if I can get >>> an >>> answer. Replacing the HD with a larger one is not a feasible solution. >>> >>> >>> I'm trying to conserve space on a small HD on a laptop, and would like >>> to >>> know if I can remove the following files and directories. >>> >>> 1) Numerous files and folders in C:\WINDOWS with various names that have >>> modified dates going back to the >>> installation date of XP. >>> >>> >>> C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$\KB873333 >>> >>> C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$ >>> >>> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB835732$ >>> >>> >>> 2) There are numerous files and folders in the >>> 'C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\' directory with long >>> alphanumeric names ( examples are shown below) >>> >>> >>> C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\23e79e5fb28793d8cb1c2055b0d8dcb9 >>> >>> 2e85649f259ec770e7f40b35df1f39f9518d56fa (a file with no extension) >>> >>> Any information would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> Brad
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