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Is it possible to reduce the size of winsxs without affecting the operating system?
Hi,
I have Windows Vista Ultimate and I just realised that the size of the winsxs folder is just under 10GB. Not totally sure what this folder is for and why is taking so much space but I would like to know if it is possible to get some tool to delete most of the content, resize or compact the folder.
Best Rgds,
Alonso
I have Windows Vista Ultimate and I just realised that the size of the winsxs folder is just under 10GB. Not totally sure what this folder is for and why is taking so much space but I would like to know if it is possible to get some tool to delete most of the content, resize or compact the folder.
Best Rgds,
Alonso
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Hi LeeTutor,
Well, the information is good but I still need to find a way to reduce the size of that folder. I cannot increase the size of the partition and the only thing I can think of is to reinstall the operating system which for me is not a very good option...
Well, the information is good but I still need to find a way to reduce the size of that folder. I cannot increase the size of the partition and the only thing I can think of is to reinstall the operating system which for me is not a very good option...
You say:
>It is a question with no answer because what I want to do is not possible
Isn't that exactly what my comment said?
I know you're unhappy about the answer, but for some questions the correct answer is "you can't do that."
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The correct answer to some questions is "you can't do that"
>It is a question with no answer because what I want to do is not possible
Isn't that exactly what my comment said?
I know you're unhappy about the answer, but for some questions the correct answer is "you can't do that."
See this section of the Experts-Exchange Help documentation online:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help.jsp#hi405
The correct answer to some questions is "you can't do that"
Leetutor is correct. You should not delete that folder or any of it's contents or you could damage applications and even the operating system itself. The only thing you may try is to compress the folder in Windows. Go to properties on that folder. Click the Advanced Button. Check "Compress contents to save disk space". Click OK and Apply. It may take a good while for the compression to complete so go do something else for a couple hours. You may gain a lot, a little, or no space by doing this as compression depends on the types of files in the folder. You may even crash your system and have to reinstall.
ASKER
Hi Lee,
I just accepted firemanf29 solution but I also want to accept yours. How can I do that now?
Regards
I just accepted firemanf29 solution but I also want to accept yours. How can I do that now?
Regards
ASKER
Well, to be honest I think it should be you who get the points since you gave me the right answer to start with but since I have already agreed to share the points, that is what I will do this time, if that is ok with you.
Please use your Editor page to mark the question an unanswered.
Regards
Please use your Editor page to mark the question an unanswered.
Regards
There is a good solution winsxslite which is available at:
http://rapidshare.com/users/6HHIJB
(Thanks to chris Bering at yahoo answers)
The principle on which it works is to replace earlier versions of dlls with hard links to the latest. Given this info, it is unlikely to cause problems. (I had none). Read the help file before you actually start.
http://rapidshare.com/users/6HHIJB
(Thanks to chris Bering at yahoo answers)
The principle on which it works is to replace earlier versions of dlls with hard links to the latest. Given this info, it is unlikely to cause problems. (I had none). Read the help file before you actually start.