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thebigbass Posted messages 216 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
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Hello, after 4 years of good and loyal service, my 120GB is starting to be limited... and yet I'm not storing anything on it, it's just my OS; I have other HDDs next to it for storage or gaming.

Due to lack of space, I would like to delete the winsxs folder, which is 9GB; can I select everything and delete it with the right click?

C:\Windows winsxs

Do you know any unnecessary stuff in W10 that takes up space for no reason to delete?

W10 64 Pro

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    MPMP10 Posted messages 47572 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   19 077
     

    Good evening,

    https://www.malekal.com/nettoyer-dossier-winsxs-windows/

    https://www.malekal.com/liberer-espace-disque-windows/

    Who better than Renault can maintain your Renault.
    Uh! Chuck Norris...

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    1. thebigbass Posted messages 216 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4
       

      thank you but Malekal doesn't say if we can delete it all at once without having any problems I've already done disk cleanup looking for everything I didn't want etc.

      basically everything that's taking up space is the Microsoft Windows and Nvidia programs

      that would mean that W10 takes up 70 GB the creator of this system is completely crazy it's absurd and way too heavy for what I'm using it for... and especially too heavy for good hardware 120 GB Intel

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      1. fabul Posted messages 42248 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 083 > thebigbass Posted messages 216 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        Hello,

        We can't delete everything, some files are in use and others might be useful; ideally, we shouldn't touch anything at all.

        Delete everything in the folder C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download

        In the search box, type Disk Cleanup and choose > C:

        You can choose to clean system files "Previous Windows installations" if there are any

        You can move what's in your folders from C:\Users\Your name\... to another location on D:\ if you have a D:\ drive

        TreeSize Free can help you see what's taking up the most space
        https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free

        Then clean up with:

        Wise Disk Cleaner

        https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/24193-wise-disk-cleaner/

        CCleaner

        https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/5647-ccleaner/

        ATF-Cleaner

        https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/atf_cleaner.html

        Then right-click on This PC > Properties > System Protection

        Or do a "Search" for systempropertiesprotection.exe

        Choose C:\

        Configure > Delete

        Go back > Create

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      2. thebigbass Posted messages 216 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 > fabul Posted messages 42248 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         

        thank you Fabul

        C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download = 700mb delete anyway ...

        cleaned the system files already done, all my games photos videos software are on another hard drive the barracuda 2tb

        I installed treesize

        hiberfile.sys 15gb the big nasty

        driverstore 7gb

        windows inet cache IE 6GB

        Nothing else ... can I delete them?

        it’s at times like this that I missed the lightweight pirate versions of all this junk ... the good old days of xp 3 and vista lite ...

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      3. MPMP10 Posted messages 47572 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   19 077 > thebigbass Posted messages 216 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        In the tutorial...

        Cleaning the WinSxS folder on Windows 7, 8.1, and 10

        Cleaning the WinSxS folder generally involves emptying the C:\Windows\WinSxS\Backup folder as well as some elements like the Catalogs.
        The Backup folder can grow to about 500 MB.

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      4. thebigbass Posted messages 216 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 > MPMP10 Posted messages 47572 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        in winsxs I don't have a backup but 18815 folders etc.

        when I did the cleanup it cleaned windows update but nothing at all from this folder :( apparently it would be Windows recovery tools or something so useful yes but a copy would do the trick since I have nothing to lose on my C system and yes everything is on the 2TB ^^

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  2. fabul Posted messages 42248 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 083
     

    You can manage the size of the hibernation file hiberfile.sys

    Check out this tutorial:

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/25151-specify-hiberfile-type-full-reduced-windows-10-a.html

    If you delete it, though, I believe you could run into trouble if your PC goes to sleep.

    Edit: I have nothing in INetCache

    An English thread here: https://superuser.com/questions/1742426/inetcache-ie-folder-contains-an-incredible-amount-of-files-and-consumes-a-lot-of

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    1. thebigbass Posted messages 216 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4
       

      ok I reduced hiberfile well I think I've done the most

      for those who don't know W10 Pro weighs 61 GB it's huge for nothing but that's life

      thank you all I hope my remaining 50 GB will last a long time

      I'm marking it as resolved big thanks

      looking forward to lighter versions

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      1. fabul Posted messages 42248 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 083 > thebigbass Posted messages 216 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        If you reinstall from scratch, it will be less.

        My Windows 11 Pro folder alone is 23.2GB

        If your PC is compatible, you can back up your data, favorites, etc. and install it.

        To see if your PC is actually compatible with Windows 11, you can check with WhyNotWin11

        https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11/releases

        Use the link to download the ISO to create a USB drive (minimum 8GB) to install Windows

        https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/software-download/windows11

        When you have the Windows ISO file, you can create your USB drive with Rufus

        https://rufus.ie/en/

        In GPT mode for EFI > For Windows 11 GPT for EFI

        Boot from it using the PC's Boot Menu key

        https://www.malekal.com/liste-touches-acces-bios-boot-menu-constructeur/

        If you don't see it, you can search on Google "[Brand Model] Boot Menu Key"

        Choose "Custom Installation" (Not upgrade)

        You don't have to format if there's space; if there are data, they will end up in a Windows.old folder.

        Install on the same partition, or alternatively, delete all system partitions and create a new one (Delete the data).

        This will give you a little breathing room...

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      2. thebigbass Posted messages 216 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 > fabul Posted messages 42248 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         

        my PC is too old for W11 anyway while cleaning up and reducing the file I am at the office in 11 seconds that's cool i57600k

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