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Wow, not what I was hoping to hear but thank you for this. &nbsp;I guess I'm going to have to rebuild/redesign the server in question to make the C: drive bigger.<br />
Thanks.
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Wow, not what I was hoping to hear but thank you for this.  I guess I'm going to have to rebuild/redesign the server in question to make the C: drive bigger.
Thanks.

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I've already searched the KB and found that there really is no solution to the winsxs folder size continuing to grow.<br />
The question I'd like to pose -- I have an Intel Xeon processor in the server, can I delete all the AMD folders in the winsxs folder without causing harm to the system? &nbsp;That would free up about 4.5 GB of space for me.
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I've already searched the KB and found that there really is no solution to the winsxs folder size continuing to grow.
The question I'd like to pose -- I have an Intel Xeon processor in the server, can I delete all the AMD folders in the winsxs folder without causing harm to the system?  That would free up about 4.5 GB of space for me.

winsxs folder growth

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.