Temporary Windows installation files etc- safe to delete?


  1. edassange
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    Temporary Windows installation files etc- safe to delete?


    Disk cleanup shows nearly 6GB of temporary Windows installation files, files discarded by Windows upgrade and Windows upgrade logs. Are all of these safe to delete?

    PS - I recently upgraded from vista.
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  3. strollin
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    W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
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    Yes, no problem deleting them. I regularly delete them using Disk Cleanup and never encountered an issue.
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  4. edassange
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    W7 Home Premium x86 SP1 Build 7601
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    Thanks a lot strollin. I'll go ahead and delete all of them.
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  6. Joseph182
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Yes its safe to delete
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