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Is it normal to have 16 gigabytes of DLL files? [closed]

Why do I have so many DLL files? Is there a way to reduce them? I am trying to clear up space for something but I need to get rid of some of these DLL files.
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Windows folder is 40Gb. Is it a normal size? Can I reduce it? [duplicate]

I recently installed Win 7 Ultimate SP1 and then installed all available important updates. My Windows folder is very big now. I made sure I have this update http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/...
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How can I back up a Linux bootup image from a microSD card?

I have a microSD card. It was created from an embedded Linux image and it is used to boot up a device. I like to make a copy in case the card gets damaged. So should I use the dd command to copy the ...
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Disk-use tool that's hard-link aware [closed]

What tools, akin to Treesize Free (and others of that ilk) are there that are hard-link aware? Either my google-fu is failing, or there aren't that many out there as I haven't yet found one. I've ...
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Can I use CompactOS technology in Windows 7 or 8.1?

Can CompactOS in Windows 10 be used to compress win 7 or win 8.1 available on the same disk (dual boot mode)? Similarly can I use this to compress other drives also?
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How to export all hyperlinks on a webpage?

I need a solution to export all hyperlinks on a webpage (on a webpage, not from entire website) and a way to specify the links I want to export, for example only hyperlinks starting with https://...
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Saving space in a windows server 2008 workstation

Related Question: Why does the /winsxs folder grow so large, and can it be made smaller? My server 2008 installation drive is eating space like anything. Specially the winsxs folder. Trying ...
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System files taking up more space than my own files, leaving me with almost no free space?

Computer: HP Stream 11 CPU: Intel Celeron 2.16 GHz Processor RAM: 2 GB DDR3L SDRAM Storage: 32 GB SSD OS: Windows 8.1 with Bing I bought an HP Stream 11 back in January, and although it's a cheap ...
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Windows 2008 R2 winsxs folder cleanup

I have a Windows 2008 R2 x64 server. Desktop experience is enabled. I've applied the KB2852386 from Microsoft that adds the Windows Update Cleanup to the diskcleanup tool. When I first ran it, it ...
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Windows 7 Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool fails when trying to clean C:\windows\winsxs

I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit edition and I am tyring to run the Windows 7 Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool, DISM.exe, have to try and clean/reclaim some space from ...
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Option to remove old windows update files from Winsxs not available in disk cleanup; KB2852386 IS installed

I have update KB2852386 installed so that I can cleanup old update files. I have a 30gb SSD which has absolutely NO space left on it. I want to cleanup my winsxs folder (21GB), but the option in disk ...
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Is there a way to know what the Windows Disk Cleanup utility will delete?

When I run the Disk Cleanup utility that's built into Windows 8, it tells me that it can free up 53GB by deleting 'Temporary Files'. However, a CCleaner analysis on default settings only finds about ...
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Why is my Windows 8.1 WinSXS folder taking up so much space? [closed]

I bought a TOSHIBA laptop yesterday with Windows 8.1. I used it for 2 days and Windows folder is using 21 GB more. I tried deleting a bunch of apps from WindowsApps folder and removed Win8 bloatware ...
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320 GB drive seen as 60 GB drive in My Computer

The original questions was asked in 2009. Upgrade to a laptop using a 320 GB drive. When the new drive was formatted it was seen by the system as a 320 GB drive. (Small loss from OS so it was actually ...
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How can I shrink a Win XP VM which is large due to winsxs directory

I have a old Win XP system running as a Virtualbox guest on a linux host. The image is really large because of an (apparent) large winsxs directory on the windows guest. I know that this is due to ...
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