How To Clean Windows Installer Folder Windows 7

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...up a LOT of space. I just want to delete everything in it but my better judgement is telling me not to.

It is taking about 32GB on Windows 7 system.

THX

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Carl Holzhauer

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Jul 17, 2017 at 18:22 UTC

Don't do it manually, you'll end up with bigger issues than you have now

WinSXS is also another space hoarder.

THX, going to try it on my own PC first.

JitenSh

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Jul 17, 2017 at 18:34 UTC

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windows disk cleaner cleanmgr.exe

Delete some restore points that should be all

I ran the system cleaner but have not done CC Cleaner...

If you ran dism you probably wont need the others if it's purely windows files

I will try, just haven't had a chance to get to that system yet.

Adam (AJ Tek)

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Jul 18, 2017 at 12:29 UTC

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antoniosalieri wrote:

WinSXS is also another space hoarder.

Read up on WinSXS and you'll understand why you can't touch that folder. It's actually a good thing too, and amazingly smart when you think about it.

As for the other, the mentioned apps and processes should help you.

The only thing is , this is not from an image this is a fresh roll of a Windows 7. Does that make a difference? Sorry, I haven't used DISM before. Thanks again.

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