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23 Feb 2015 | #1 |
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Disk Cleanup does not delete windows update files
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The windows directory on my installation has gotten extremely bloated and I would like to free up some space. The Disk Cleanup utility nicely offers to free up 7 GBs of windows update data. However, when I run it, I only see a progress bar for a while and then it disappears. The amount of free space is the same. When I run Disk Cleanup again, it offers to free up the same 7 GBs again. I have tryed running it in safe mode, but the results are same. The user running the Disk Cleanup utility has administrator privileges. The utility itself gives no error messages whatsoever. Any ideas on what might be causing this behaviour and how to solve it? |
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23 Feb 2015 | #2 |
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Did you check clean up system files?
If that does not work, download the free Ccleaner, it works even better than disc cleanup |
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23 Feb 2015 | #3 |
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Disk Cleanup many times will not complete unless you reboot.
Here is a nice little tutorial by Bare Foot Kid. Disk Cleanup : Extended Another one by Brink. Disk Cleanup - Open and Use |
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23 Feb 2015 | #4 |
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Disk Cleanup many times will not complete unless you reboot.
Here is a nice little tutorial by Bare Foot Kid. Disk Cleanup : Extended Another one by Brink. Disk Cleanup - Open and Use |
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23 Feb 2015 | #5 |
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Go to search
type %temp% Then delete the ones you are comfy with To be more comfy make a system restore point first You can make a system restore before Ccleaner, too. Which is the way I would go. |
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23 Feb 2015 | #6 |
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I am really only talking about the windows update data here, not temporary files etc. It seems CCleaner has removed the feature to remove old windows update data all in all.
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23 Feb 2015 | #7 |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Why do you think that Windows Update files were not cleaned? If it's because you expect to see an option showing how much space will be freed - you won't see that. You need to run disk cleanup extended (with all required options checked other than Windows Update) then make a note of free space. Then run disk cleanup extended again to include only Windows Update. Then you need to compare space before and after cleanup.
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23 Feb 2015 | #8 |
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Why do you think that Windows Update files were not cleaned? If it's because you expect to see an option showing how much space will be freed - you won't see that. You need to run disk cleanup extended (with all required options checked other than Windows Update) then make a note of free space. Then run disk cleanup extended again to include only Windows Update. Then you need to compare space before and after cleanup.
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24 Feb 2015 | #9 |
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I made some screenshots just to clarify what the issue is since there seems to be a bit of a misunderstanding, I hope this will clear it up.
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24 Feb 2015 | #10 |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Extended Disk Cleanup
So you are running disk cleanup as admin correct? (Right click options)
Try Steps 1,2 & 3 here: Disk Cleanup : Extended A reboot is required after cleanup. |
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