moving windows updates


  1. whatfor
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    moving windows updates


    My SSD drive is nearly full and I am wondering if I can move win updates to my other drive. Ive heard its possible to make a symbolic link from the D drive to the C drive. Will this work
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  3. Ztruker
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    How big is the SSD?
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  4. PSCO2007
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    whatfor said:
    My SSD drive is nearly full and I am wondering if I can move win updates to my other drive. Ive heard its possible to make a symbolic link from the D drive to the C drive. Will this work
    If you right click the C drive on My Computer, you can do a Disc Cleanup.

    I don't know why you want to save the updates on another drive?

    You can always check the installed updates by clicking Update and selecting Show Installed.
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  6. whs
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    Updates are not like files. They are bits and pieces that go here and there in the system. If you want to update your system, you have to run/install them.

    Now let's solve your SSD space problem. Is that a laptop with only 1 disk or a desktop with other disks too. To get a start, run this program, take a snip of the output and post that here.
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  7. PSCO2007
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    Never said you didn't have to run them.

    When I click Disc Cleanup, it removes the temp files that already run updates created, thereby adding space to my SSD.

    I assumed the OP already ran the updates.
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  8. whs
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    Never said you didn't have to run them.
    My post was directed at the OP, not at you.
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  10. PSCO2007
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    My post was directed at the OP, not at you
    OOPS!
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