Moving Windows Update Files

[Guest supersonic_oasis]

Hi all,

 

I am running out of room on my C: drive on a Win2003 R2 server. I noticed

in the C:\Windows folder there are a lot of compressed folders that whose

name starts with $NTUninstall and I believe those are folders that Windows

Update puts there. Is there a safe way to move those folders without messing

up my server? It would be nice If I could get rid of them, as some of them

are quite big.

 

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Moving Windows Update Files

 

Hello supersonic_oasis,

 

If you are sure, that you not need to uninstall them you can safely delete

them. Or move them to a different location and if needed move them back for

reinstalling. ONLY the $hfmig$ you have to leave there and the service pack

folders i would keep also. Additional check the c:\windows\softwaredistribution

folder. If also big, stop automatic update service and delete it, start the

service and it will be rebuilded.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi all,

>

> I am running out of room on my C: drive on a Win2003 R2 server. I

> noticed in the C:\Windows folder there are a lot of compressed folders

> that whose name starts with $NTUninstall and I believe those are

> folders that Windows Update puts there. Is there a safe way to move

> those folders without messing up my server? It would be nice If I

> could get rid of them, as some of them are quite big.

>

> Any help is appreciated, thanks.

>