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wsus server out of storage space

I am running WSUS 2012 R2, and my 2TB drive is almost full of the wsus content. The WSUS folder is at almost 1.5TB and I didn't even select all the options, only that I need for my organization.

Is there a way to delete old updates from my drive via WSUS? When I go to C:\wsus_database\WsusContent, I see different folders with .cab files, and it's probably not wise to delete files directly that way, right?

Any suggestions?

Sean Bravener

periodically what you need to do is go in and cleanup the DB of superseeded and expired patches. here is an automated process to do so.
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/WSUS-Maintenance-w-logging-d507a15a

this goes in and deletes old patches and removes their content. unfortunately the new patching model maintains large files so 2 TB is almost not enough if you are maintaining patches for a large environment.

Dan

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I tried using the built in server cleanup wizard, but every time I get this error, I even restarted the server, same error.

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Dan

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I tried to run the script, but it's failing:

Sean Bravener

forgive the simple questions
are you running from a admin PS session?
are you running from the WSUS server itself?
what version of PS are you running? is it at least V3?

Dan

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1. yes, I ran powersehll as admin, right clicked, and selected run as admin
2. yes, I ran the script from the local wsus server
3.

Dan

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what do I do next?

Dan

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I have restarted IIS and then opened the wsus console, still same error. I have restarted the server, still the same error.
I tried running the script again, and still the same error. It's this love hate relationship with Microsoft, I like the fact that it has a GUI for the OS, but it has so many bugs, they just can't write code.

Dan

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Thanks for your help