Clear up my windows-folder

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  1. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Clear up my windows-folder


    Im running out of free space on my C.
    I have tried everything here Hard Disk Space - Free Up and Recover but i still only have 15gb of free space.

    When i scan my C with WinDir i can see that there are 2 folders under "Windows" that takes up all the space:
    winsxs and System32 and i know i should not touch the winsxs folder.

    So then System32 i must be able to clean up. 88% of the used space on that folder are stored under Driverstore-Filerepository. Its 9.32 GB and 638 items, here is a screen of the first chunk of files

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    I need some help here on what i can remove.
    like i said, this is just the first chunk of files from this folder, maybe you can tell me what i should look for or maybe i can sort the list from old to new files?

    I appreciate all the help i can get from you guys :)
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  2. Posts : 3,487
    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
       #2

    I would not, under any circumstances, delete or modify anything in the Windows folders.

    Unless I felt like doing a reinstall when my system subsequently got borked because of it.
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  3. Posts : 7,110
    W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
       #3

    Couple of quick fixes.
    Turn off Hibernate, clear all but last restore point and reduce its size, THEN run the MS diskcleanup.
    copy docs/pics to an external device (USB/CD)
    And as Melonhead said LEAVE those folders alone.

    Roy
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  4. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Mellon Head said:
    I would not, under any circumstances, delete or modify anything in the Windows folders.

    Unless I felt like doing a reinstall when my system subsequently got borked because of it.
    Even if its just .exe-files thats gonna be deleted?

    torchwood said:
    Couple of quick fixes.
    Turn off Hibernate, clear all but last restore point and reduce its size, THEN run the MS diskcleanup.
    copy docs/pics to an external device (USB/CD)
    And as Melonhead said LEAVE those folders alone.

    Roy
    Maybe you missed it, i have already tried all that. The link in my first post is to the guide on this forum with all that usual stuff like Disk Cleanup, disable Hibernate, CC etc
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  5. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #5

    The system32 folder is your system. You mess with it, your system is toast. Just make C bigger.
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  6. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    whs said:
    The system32 folder is your system. You mess with it, your system is toast. Just make C bigger.
    But if i only delete .exe files? That shouldnt be any problems right?
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  7. Posts : 3,487
    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
       #7

    Spac3man said:
    But if i only delete .exe files? That shouldnt be any problems right?
    No. We're trying to tell you that there will be problems. Those files are there for a reason.
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  8. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #8

    Spac3man said:
    whs said:
    The system32 folder is your system. You mess with it, your system is toast. Just make C bigger.
    But if i only delete .exe files? That shouldnt be any problems right?
    Go ahead and report back on how you are doing - but don't let anybody know that I told you so. We may learn something.
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  9. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Mellon Head said:
    Spac3man said:
    But if i only delete .exe files? That shouldnt be any problems right?
    No. We're trying to tell you that there will be problems. Those files are there for a reason.
    whs said:
    Spac3man said:
    whs said:
    The system32 folder is your system. You mess with it, your system is toast. Just make C bigger.
    But if i only delete .exe files? That shouldnt be any problems right?
    Go ahead and report back on how you are doing - but don't let anybody know that I told you so. We may learn something.
    Damn. So your telling me that not all exe files are for installing programs?
    There for a reason, maybe, but there are many files that never gets cleared if you dont do it yourself like with cc
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  10. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #10

    .exe files execute something - normally a program or a subroutine (e.g. the famous svchost.exe). They are not specific to program installations.
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