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Vista/Hard drive space

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Have Vista PC with 45Gb drive. Over 20Gb is used by c\windows\winsxs directory.....hundreds of directories there from 1Mb upto 300Mb.

Can it be cleaned up/deleted at all?
illegitimi non carborundum

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  • take a look here ww.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/19/tips-to-slim-down-vista/
    although i think you should consider an additional hard drive (although it sounds as if you are using laptop perhaps?)
  • santer_2
    santer_2 Posts: 4,406 Forumite
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    You can run Ccleaner, though avoid installing the toolbars with it, the Windows folder should be left intact

    http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

    If the PC is running well you could delete all but the most recent restore point
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    Lots of specialised forums out there with more Vista 'experts' than you can shake a stick at - google 'deleting winsxs folder' or similar for sites like;

    http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/105445-can-i-remove-c-windows-winsxs.html
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    Have you got another empty partition somewhere, sitting unused.
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  • Froggitt
    Froggitt Posts: 5,904 Forumite
    No. Its my old lappy about 4 years old, but Ive had to resurrect it as my daughters lappy that her GCSE notes were on died, and Im trying to transfer all her stuff onto it. It has a D partition of 10Gb of which half is used.

    I just didnt remember the Windows winsxs directory being so large and cant understand why it is. I am now thinking once Ive restored all her stuff from the external hard drive that we all backup onto, of doing a Windows Easy Transfer, reformatting the hard disk in the 45Gb PC, and installing Vista/Office etc from scratch.......will that free up the space in the winsxs directory? Id also incorporate the D drive that doesnt seem to be particularly well used......any thoughts on this as a plan?
    illegitimi non carborundum
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    could be a possible file corruption/ no way should Windows occupy such a huge chunk of space/ yes, a reformat and reinstall should replenish the space/ a mere reinstall will not however /
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    It will just grow again as soon as you apply windows updates
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