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SQL Server hotfix folders

Hello,

We are running a Windows Server 2003 Cluster with several SQL Server 2005 instances. I know want to move two disk resources from a SQL instance which is being turned down. I tested the process and the move into another cluster group works but there are some folders on one of the disks I am not sure about what I should do with them. Looks like they contain some hotfixes files. Can I simply delete them or will that somehow hurt us in the long run?

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I assume that you have two different instances of SQL servers. One that is turned off, and one that where you move the disks to. As hotfixes probably are for the old SQL Server, and it will "die", I think I can safely say that those files can be deleted without any worry. Hotfixes are for the server, not for the database files.
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Yes you assumtions are correct but and the SQL instance will be shut down but at some point we want to use it again so the question is by removing these folders will the instance break?
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Thanks - that was the information I was looking for.