Windows folder taking up an inordinate amount of hard drive space

[mhimes1984]

Hello,

Over the years my windows folder has grown so big that it is currently taking up 37.5 GB of my 55 GB hard drive. I have other HD's for my programs, this HD is used solely for the OS and a few programs that could not be installed elsewhere.

I am CONSTANTLY getting low disk space errors, but there seems to be nothing I can do. I have uninstalled unnecessary programs, used Disk Cleanup (including clean up system files), and downloaded CCleader which helps minimally.

So my question is this: WTF? Why is my windows folder so ridiculously large, and is there anything I can do to shrink it? All of my online research has told me NOT to mess with the windows folder, you can damage system files etc. I would prefer not to have to buy a new HD or do a new install of windows. Is there anything I can do?

 

[Layback Bear]

In my opinion the proper thing to do is exactly what you don't want to do.
I would use a SSD of at least 120gb to have Windows 7 installed on.
55 gb in my opinion is just to small. Keep in mind that Windows 7 needs at least 10 to 15 % free space to work properly.
Removing Windows 7 folders or relocating them will do nothing but cause more problems.