Wondering why my C:\Windows folder is so large

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  1. MourningStar
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    linnymint said:
    ... I went to the folder Windows/Logs/CBS (this is where I manually deleted about 15GB of log files) ...
    the CBS folder on my machine is less than 70mb, fwiw
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  3. linnymint
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    I managed to get back nearly 3 more GB by removing Windows 10 update files using GWX Control Panel from Ultimate Outsider. I also used Never10, that didn't seem to do anything - probably because I had already used GWX. That gets my Windows folder down to just over 27GB. Don't know if I can do much better than that, so I'll mark this as solved. But I'll post if I can reduce the Windows folder some more.

    To recap, I've pared down the Windows folder from 48GB to a little over 27GB using these tools:

    Windows Disk Cleanup
    UnCleaner*
    CCleaner
    GWX Control Panel

    *This tool would have removed about 15GB of log files in Windows/Logs/CBS if I hadn't already manually deleted them.
    Last edited by linnymint; 12 Dec 2016 at 14:31. Reason: Addendum
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