hansen_dk Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 So I was wondering what all my space on C:\ was being used for, since the drive is starting to be pretty filled. I came across that my Windows folder is over 13GB!!! Stuff on my desktop, documents, and so on is in the C:\Users folder right, so what the hell is taking up all that space in the windows directory?? Had this been in 2000/XP I would have been pretty confident what I could delete to save some space, but I dont know that much about Vista.. I'm running Vista Ultimate if that makes any difference.. Any help guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grake Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 That's just Vista.Minimum Requirements: # 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor# 1 GB of system memory# 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space# Support for DirectX 9 graphics with: * WDDM Driver * 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum) * Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware * 32 bits per pixel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 my C:\Windows 9.49 GB (10,196,250,070 bytes)Vista Businessto get a visual breakdown of disk usage use:http://windirstat.info/you might find something in there that doesn't belong in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryad Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 My XP 64 bit on the other hand is a paltry 2.4 gb hehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 my XP 32 is 4.71 GB (5,062,624,566 bytes) but theres prolly a lot of junk in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansen_dk Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 my C:\Windows 9.49 GB (10,196,250,070 bytes)Vista Businessto get a visual breakdown of disk usage use:http://windirstat.info/you might find something in there that doesn't belong in thereUsing this I found that my WinSxS folder takes up as much as 6gb or 43% of my Windows folder.. I searched a little for some information about this and what I found out is that this is a folder used to store .dll files and so on to avoid important .dll files overwrite.. But ****, 6 GB? On my PC this had not been a problem, but on my notebook I have limited amount of space I hope some expert on this folder will show his voice because if it keeps growing as it has been until now, I will have to reinstall at some point, and I would HATE reinstallaing for a lame reason like this, because the system runs smooth, when there is enough space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 But ****, 6 GB? On my PC this had not been a problem, but on my notebook I have limited amount of space Welcome to the new DLL hell - now there's a way to avoid the old replacement of DLLs causing it, but the WinSXS folder grows tremendously. And deleting it is frought with danger - I've got a 20GB SXS folder, so 6GB to me would be wonderful . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I couldnt find anything about cleaning out the winsxs folder but i did find this:http://aspoc.net/archives/2007/12/05/how-t...ctory-in-vista/hopefully somebody write a util that can determine what stuf can be deleted from there safely (would love to see that added in CCleaner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryad Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) I couldnt find anything about cleaning out the winsxs folder but i did find this:http://aspoc.net/archives/2007/12/05/how-t...ctory-in-vista/hopefully somebody write a util that can determine what stuf can be deleted from there safely (would love to see that added in CCleaner)Great find but in essence I still dont get what that article did. It basically allowed you to move the SX whatever directory? How is moving a directory helping? Edited January 27, 2008 by suryad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 The problem with WinSXS in it's current form is that you don't have any way to determine what to clean out/remove/delete/whatever and what to leave, as app uninstalls RARELY remove their SXS data. I've used vLite to remove the non-English stuff, and I've deleted some things without issue (like .exe files) - yet. I think what I'm going to do is reinstall with SP1 when it hits the web, and start paying attention to EVERY install, including windows updates, what files/folders get put there by which application and update. Then, I'll know what I need and what I don't (at least I'll know better - whether or not I can do anything about it is still anyone's guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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