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Deleting files and folders in the C:\Windows directory

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B

Flightless Bird
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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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
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
 
B

B

Flightless Bird
Thank you very much, this is exactly the type of info I was seeking.


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:-OimwuSaOLHA.3936@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
>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
YW

B wrote:
> Thank you very much, this is exactly the type of info I was seeking.
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:-OimwuSaOLHA.3936@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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