remove backup files after an update


  1. Posts : 476
    windows 7 ultimate 64bit
       #1

    remove backup files after an update


    Hi
    i bought windows 7 ultimate 32bit because my girlfriend has a different mother language

    well i have always update , so i download and update every hotfixes


    can i get rid of the backups after the updates?

    i find that link-> Windows 7 SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

    that suggests ->
    Code:
    dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded
    now that article talks about remove the hotfixes after the sp1

    i did not update sp1 , i will do soon

    but now i have lots lots of backups due the many paches/hotfixes installed
    can i get rid of them ?
    about the restore point , i deleted them


    thanks
    cheers
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  2. Posts : 2,588
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
       #2

    If you update regularly, you do not need the SP1 update or the SP1 disk cleanup tool. When SP1 comes out, you can find it in your windows update and it will automatically check your system and update accordingly. If you want to delete backups, go into Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore. In the upper left hand corner, click Turn off Schedule. Then under Backup, click Manage Space. In the pop-up that appears, under System Image click Change Settings. Click the bottom option that says to keep only 1 system image.

    Try this: How to Delete System Protection Restore Points in Windows 7
    Last edited by DustSailor; 29 Jan 2011 at 18:05.
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  3. Posts : 476
    windows 7 ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    DustSailor said:
    If you update regularly, you do not need the SP1 update or the SP1 disk cleanup tool. When SP1 comes out, you can find it in your windows update and it will automatically check your system and update accordingly. If you want to delete backups, go into Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore. In the upper left hand corner, click Turn off Schedule. Then under Backup, click Manage Space. In the pop-up that appears, under System Image click Change Settings. Click the bottom option that says to keep only 1 system image.
    thanks but this did not delete the backup after the updates
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  4. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #4

    What do you mean by backups? If you mean restore points, you can delete them but I think you already have. The other aspect are the updates installer files that are stored in C:\windows\software distribution\download folder, once the updates are installed these can be deleted to reclaim hard disk space.
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  5. Posts : 2,588
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
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  6. Posts : 557
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1
       #6

    drugo said:
    Hi
    i bought windows 7 ultimate 32bit because my girlfriend has a different mother language

    well i have always update , so i download and update every hotfixes


    can i get rid of the backups after the updates?

    i find that link-> Windows 7 SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool

    that suggests ->
    Code:
    dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded
    i did not update sp1 , i will do soon
    now that article talks about remove the hotfixes after the sp1

    but now i have lots lots of backups due the many paches/hotfixes installed
    can i get rid of them ?
    about the restore point , i deleted them


    thanks
    cheers
    After SP1 is installed, you won't need to.

    You run clean-up tool when you are sure that SP1 works well.



    As you can see, after SP1, almost no updates.
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  7. Posts : 476
    windows 7 ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Bill2 said:
    What do you mean by backups? If you mean restore points, you can delete them but I think you already have. The other aspect are the updates installer files that are stored in C:\windows\software distribution\download folder, once the updates are installed these can be deleted to reclaim hard disk space.
    i don't talk about restore points
    but i have the update set to auto , so my w7 download every hotfixes and makes a backup of the old files
    in xp there is a utility like Removes Hotfix Remove Hotfix Backup Files
    or ccleaner

    under w7 i can't get rid of them

    DustSailor said:
    i did
    i delete every restore points
    but i'm talking about backups after an windows 7 update
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  8. Posts : 476
    windows 7 ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    After SP1 is installed, you won't need to.

    You run clean-up tool when you are sure that SP1 works well.



    As you can see, after SP1, almost no updates.
    yes i see you have only 6 updates , i have so many
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  9. Posts : 476
    windows 7 ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    is safe?


    is safe delete this folder c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\->


    http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/47...backup-removal
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  10. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 64bit
       #10

    FYI Windows Updates != Service Packs


    Sorry to add to a long idle thread.

    I just saw a misnomer in this thread. There are changes that are in SP1 that do not come as part of any windows update. In my case changes to the RDC client from Windows 7 will not talk to Linux xrdp whereas the RDC client in Windows 7 SP1 will.
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