I'm wondering if anyone knows a safe way to clean these two folders or even clean the Windows folder so that I can get some space back as it's eating 25% of my SSD, the entire windows folder is taking 30%
Any help would be much appreciated
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3possible duplicate of Why does the /winsxs folder grow so large, and can it be made smaller?, Is it safe to delete from C:\Windows\Installer?– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Jul 30, 2014 at 18:28
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@Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 I've already tried those, the first one does nothing for me and the second doesn't help :/– HyflexJul 30, 2014 at 19:33
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Doesn't make it different questions. If you'd like newer/better answers for the existing questions please feel free to post a bounty on the one(s) you'd like them for.– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Jul 30, 2014 at 22:33
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Make sure you have the update KB2852386 on Windows 7, open disk cleanup here you can cleanup WinSxS a bit.
The folder C:\Windows\Installer includes the Microsoft Installer (MSI) files and patches, so that you don't need to point to the sources if you change features of installed programs or try to remove it. This folder can't be cleaned, except by removing programs which you don't need.
answered Jul 31, 2014 at 4:08
