There is a free version available which will likely do just as much to clean out your system as CCleaner, but has a few added extras. Since October the disk cleanup utility was enhanced with the ability to clean up Service Pack and Windows Update files, this is the safest way to reduce the sized of WinSXS folder. KB is what added this feature and most W7 PC's have it installed now. I've been playing with the WinSXS folder in a few test installs and I have figured out a way to save some space.
I can safely delete 7. I was a bit surprised to read that most "technical" write ups say you can't delete anything in the SxS folder without issues.
This is just not true and I wonder if anyone has tried different scenarios or if that opinion is just grown off of Microsoft's warnings. There is one thing that you can't do after "cleaning" the SxS folder, but it's rare that you'd need to so I won't even waste the keystrokes.
It's well worth the disk space in some cases. The SSD is only 60 gig, so space is at a premium. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 10 years, 1 month ago. I managed to rename the folder to windows.
Oh my god!!! I was starting to trip over my nutsack after trying the above for at least an hour before I saw this. Thanks man! That only works if you are able to rename the folder because you are the owner, all the permissions are correct, and the stars are aligned! I think the reason it works for some and not others is differences between Home vs Pro Windows Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email.
Notify me of new posts by email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Email Address. Delete an old Windows folder the easy way 30 May Computers 26 comments. Well, forget that! Well, fear not! Delete the old Windows folder Now, just delete the old, now-accessible Windows folder in Explorer.
Giovanni on 30 May at Jay on 22 August at Scottie on 22 August at Jeffery Rowley on 13 January at Thanks Scottie! Once that's done, look for the Previous Windows installation s and delete it using this tool. Obviously, removing these files makes it harder to recover data in case of an issue. After performing a Windows upgrade even just to the latest version of Windows 10 we advise you to hold onto this folder until you're sure everything is working properly.
This folder's name is a bit confusing. It actually holds files used by Internet Explorer's ActiveX controls and Java applets, so if you use the same feature on a website, you don't have to download it twice.
In effect, this folder is useless today. ActiveX is an extremely outdated technology that's full of security holes, and Java is near-extinct on today's web. Internet Explorer is the only browser that supports ActiveX, and you'll probably only encounter it on ancient corporate websites if ever now. Most home users don't use IE anymore, let alone ActiveX.
Your Downloaded Program Files folder might already be empty, but feel free to clean out its contents if it's not. The LiveKernelReports folder is another directory which likely comes up when you're scanning for large files on your computer. This folder is home to dump files, which are ongoing information logs that Windows keeps. If your computer runs into an issue, you can analyze the contents of these files to start troubleshooting your problem.
Any huge files ending with the DMP file extension in this folder are safe to delete. Like the above locations, though, we recommend using Disk Cleanup instead of deleting the file yourself. When Windows crashes or you have other major computer problems, don't delete these dump files right away. You can use a program like WhoCrashed to get more info from them. While the Rempl folder isn't large, you might be surprised when you see it appear on your system.
It contains several small files, and you might even notice a few Task Manager processes connected to it. This folder is connected to Windows 10 update delivery. It includes "reliability improvements" to help make Windows 10 updates go smoothly and iron out compatibility issues. Your Windows. While you can't delete this folder in the usual way by pressing the Delete key , you can delete it using the Disk Cleanup program built into Windows.
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