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Massive Windows Folder

MrNessalk
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7 minutes ago, MrNessalk said:

I was trying to free up space on my SSD today and while I was using WinDirStat I noticed my Windows folder is 50.8 GB

 

I think the problem is my installer folder is 25 GB

 

Anything I can do to clean this up? Can I delete the folder or the files within somehow?

Get a cleanup tool, ccleaner, ashampoo, ect. They should help.

Hi.

 

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How much RAM do you have?

You can also clear up some space by not using a pagefile / virtual memory.

 

Did you upgrade to Windows 10 from...Windows 7 / 8.1?

That usually leaves a bunch of excessive files behind.

 

~50 GB for the Windows folder is quite high.

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26 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

Did you upgrade to Windows 10 from...Windows 7 / 8.1?

That usually leaves a bunch of excessive files behind.

when you hit a milestone in windows, such as creators. It keeps the last version of 10 too. 

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