The Windows and Winsxs folders account for most of it. Anyway, I ran compcln. I hate Vista and thankfully this is the computer I have at work. When I go home, I don't have to put up with Vista or any other Microsoft garbage. My OS is over 17 GB now - that is outrageous. An OS is supposed to help you get your work done and be out of the way, not take over! For instance in the WinSxS there might be a file called advapi Just a note from the future- it doesn't matter whether these are hard links, soft links or sausage links, or whether the reported size is accurate.
If you can't use the disk space, it does not exist. Windows7 does not solve the problem. And I would humbly submit that having to run a tool periodically does not solve the problem either, especially if it is reducing a 10 gig winsxs by 1.
It appears that the only solution is a terabyte hard drive, with around a third of it allocated to windows. That's good to know! Now, how do I add new stuff to the windows reported full-hard drive that really isn't full?
Well then that's another couple of bugs, they should use symlinks or soft links instead of hard links as linux does for library versioning, and make Explorer only count the file in it's real location in system32 so you can tell how much space it's actually using. Also it is only some of the files in winsxs that are links to the real version probably only the latest , there obviously has to be multiple versions of the same file and they can't be in the same directory as they would have the same name.
There are multiple folder copies of microsoft-windows-t.. What a crappy system. Treesize personal showed that bloody itunes was smthg like 4Gb in the roaming folder despite uninstalling and this winsxs thing was 14Gb If Linux was as easy and compatible as Windows, I'd migrate straight away, but it isn't so I don't care until it is.
Besides on Windows you worry about the disk space, on Linux you worry about the next driver you've got to text edit yourself. I have used Linux Mint, Debian for years, but at a certain age you no longer want to fix or edit every dumb error that pops up once again when trying to install this or that, you just want it to work, this is why I use Windows. Albeit Windows 7. I find my Windows 7 install has more problems than my Fedora 14 install and Fedora 14 is beta software!!
Got a 15gb partition on my Virtual 7 Computer gives less problems than my physical win7 computer of which 10gb is taken up by winsxs I was hoping that I was doing something wrong on this laptop where the Windows folder alone is over 16Gb. But after reading this thread, I realise that it's not me it's windows. Going back to using WinXP - temporarily. Our business is going Apple. We have Iphones, IPads, and will start using Mac desktops and laptops. I am willing to bet that Win7 is the second last major roll-out for a windows operating system.
The next will be the last - because no one will buy it. I have an app on my IPhones that you just tap them together and it transfers files between them - works with IPad too. Pity the poor sod that is sitting with a laptop - we have to email it to them.
Apple is the way to go, MS has lost the plot. I buy a computer to run programs, not MS Visa or Win7. Goodbye windows, the only decent piece of software you have produces is MSAccess - and you charge an arm and a leg for that. It is now Novenber Within 5-years Laptop PC's will be dead technology. IPads and their derivatives from other manufacturers will be the norm. Just wait for the commercial development of foldable optics, when you can fold your IPad up and put in your pocket.
So the whole population is going to be walking around, squinting at tiny little devices, pushing tiny little buttons with their thumbnails. The iPad and equivalent devices are nice for casual web surfing, looking up TV shows on the web and similar activities. But many of us actually uses our portable computers for productive work and then an iPad just wont cut it. I suggest you try it if you do not believe me. I suppose there will be addons like bigger screens and external keyboards available, but then it becomes kind of pointless as your basically rebuilding the iPad to a PC anyway.
The iPad and clones will take a large chunk out of the laptop market but by no means all of it. Astrofs - I'm interested to see if your predictions come true, I have no doubt your aren't that far from the mark. Windows is great. It is easy for Mac to make all its claims. They only support hardware they produce, and charge excessively for. Many pieces of excellent software don't run on mac and those that do come out months after the PC original, e.
Quake 4. If apple products are so great why are they using saturation advertising to promote them. When was the last day you watched tv without seeing an apple advert.
Windows has lots of problems especially the price, but it is at present better than the competition. Well if you Norton, it will have a disk cleanup. Have you ever had to uninstall this pathetic sumbitch? Its tentacles reach to the far corners of your registry, and are completely immune to its ordinary uninstall process. Of course, Symantec provides a special "Norton Removal Tool", and has for years.
Unfortunately, it is buried deeply within their website, far from prying eyes. My winsxs file was eatting 19G of space, after using the Compcln. If Task Scheduler is not open, start the Task Scheduler. For more information, see Start Task Scheduler. All existing service packs and updates cannot be uninstalled after this command is completed. This will not block the uninstallation of future service packs or updates. A service pack is a collection of cumulative updates for a particular release of Windows.
You can use Disk Cleanup to reduce the number of unnecessary files on your drives, which can help your PC run faster. It can delete temporary files and system files, empty the Recycle Bin, and remove a variety of other items that you might no longer need.
The option to cleanup updates helps reduce the size of the component store. Manage the Component Store. How to address disk space issues that are caused by a large Windows component store WinSxS directory. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Using systems with Windows 7 is generally no longer recommended. As of January 14, , security updates have been discontinued for this version of the Windows operating system. Disk cleanup is also available in this version and is very similar in appearance to the utility in other versions of Windows.
That means you can use the tool as described above. The dism. For example, it's missing the options for scanning the folder and repairing errors. In these cases, reinstalling or resetting your system is a better alternative. These options differ slightly in Windows 7 , Windows 8 and Windows Windows stores important system information in the WinSxS folder.
If you delete or move the folder, certain processes may not be able to run properly. Why is that? These partitions are called disk drives or volumes. Together, they form a complete storage device. This content cannot be easily moved to other disk drives because components of the operating system will no longer find it. The disk space of a hard drive must be managed in structures that are compatible with the operating system. One or more partitions are created for this purpose. Disk space is partitioned logically.
Each partition is formatted with a file system that manages the folder structures and files, including their metadata. The hard drive maintains a partition table that lists all partitions. Operating systems and other applications have long ceased to be rigid entities that are installed once and then used for years. Due to their complexity and ever-changing requirements, operating systems require continuous improvements or extensions.
You have different options for implementing these improvements: Hotfixes quick fixes for a specific error , updates a scheduled update , and service packs a collection of updates and hotfixes access the information in WinSxS to determine the health of your system.
If the folder is missing the required references, the operating system updates will either not be installed at all or will be installed incorrectly. Updates and upgrades have different functions. An update improves the software and is usually limited to existing features. An upgrade replaces the software with a higher-quality version or a new version when it becomes available. Downgrading involves reverting software back to an older or less complex version and is performed when newer versions have bugs.
The modular design of software is the reason for the dependencies between software and libraries or system functions. Some functions, such as opening files or querying the system time, are required by multiple programs.
The operating system makes these functions available through programming interfaces so that developers can import them into their software. Many function libraries are located in the WinSxS folder. If you carelessly delete these files, various programs may no longer be able to run.
Lack of available hard drive space is still a frequent problem these days, especially if you have a laptop or computer with an operating system installed on an SSD. By cleaning up the WinSxS folder , you can get rid of unneeded files. You should always use Windows tools to delete these files. If major updates have been installed recently, you should avoid deleting these files altogether.
What happens when all your data is suddenly lost? But many users underestimate the importance of this. At the same time, backups on Windows are straightforward.
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