Help!! I need to delete the Windows Update files.......

[Guest AllenM]

My C: drive is nearly full with less than 600 MB free space left. And it is

all of the Windows Update downloads. I only use 2x18 GB SCSI drives mirrored

for my OS and all I basically have on C: is the OS and system programs. Buy

my Windows directory is using about 14 GB of the space.

 

 

C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$

 

Can I delete these? Or move them to another volume in case I need to

uninstall (highly unlikely) these updates? I know I will not be able to use

Add/Remove programs to remove once I get rid of these but this is my only

option. thanks in advance and apprecite any quick post back.

[Guest Peter Foldes]

Re: Help!! I need to delete the Windows Update files.......

 

Yes you can but do not delete the $hf_mig$ folder that these are in. Everything inside that folder can go

 

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"AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message news:%23Oh5lbqJJHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> My C: drive is nearly full with less than 600 MB free space left. And it is

> all of the Windows Update downloads. I only use 2x18 GB SCSI drives mirrored

> for my OS and all I basically have on C: is the OS and system programs. Buy

> my Windows directory is using about 14 GB of the space.

>

>

> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$

>

> Can I delete these? Or move them to another volume in case I need to

> uninstall (highly unlikely) these updates? I know I will not be able to use

> Add/Remove programs to remove once I get rid of these but this is my only

> option. thanks in advance and apprecite any quick post back.

>

>

[Guest AllenM]

Re: Help!! I need to delete the Windows Update files.......

 

Great and thanks Peter. Just to be safe I moved all of the uninstalls

"C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$" in cse I need to uninstall for some

reason and deleted all the downloads in the $hf_mig$hf folder. Freed up

about 2 GB worth which is sufficient but would like to free up more.

Anything else you can suggest"

 

"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:%23BoJjirJJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Yes you can but do not delete the $hf_mig$ folder that these are in.

Everything inside that folder can go

 

--

Peter

 

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Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

 

"AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message

news:%23Oh5lbqJJHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> My C: drive is nearly full with less than 600 MB free space left. And it

> is

> all of the Windows Update downloads. I only use 2x18 GB SCSI drives

> mirrored

> for my OS and all I basically have on C: is the OS and system programs.

> Buy

> my Windows directory is using about 14 GB of the space.

>

>

> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$

>

> Can I delete these? Or move them to another volume in case I need to

> uninstall (highly unlikely) these updates? I know I will not be able to

> use

> Add/Remove programs to remove once I get rid of these but this is my only

> option. thanks in advance and apprecite any quick post back.

>

>

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Help!! I need to delete the Windows Update files.......

 

Hello AllenM,

 

If you have an additional harddisk you can move the pagefile. Also check

the c:\windows\softwaredistribution folder, this is only used during the

update phase and the complete content is not needed after that. To delete

it stop the automatic update service, the folder structure inside will be

rebuild if you start the service again.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Great and thanks Peter. Just to be safe I moved all of the uninstalls

> "C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$" in cse I need to uninstall for some

> reason and deleted all the downloads in the $hf_mig$hf folder. Freed

> up about 2 GB worth which is sufficient but would like to free up

> more. Anything else you can suggest"

>

> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:%23BoJjirJJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Yes you can but do not delete the $hf_mig$ folder that these are in.

> Everything inside that folder can go

> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for

> assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>

> "AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message

> news:%23Oh5lbqJJHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

>> My C: drive is nearly full with less than 600 MB free space left. And

>> it

>> is

>> all of the Windows Update downloads. I only use 2x18 GB SCSI drives

>> mirrored

>> for my OS and all I basically have on C: is the OS and system

>> programs.

>> Buy

>> my Windows directory is using about 14 GB of the space.

>> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$

>>

>> Can I delete these? Or move them to another volume in case I need to

>> uninstall (highly unlikely) these updates? I know I will not be able

>> to

>> use

>> Add/Remove programs to remove once I get rid of these but this is my

>> only

>> option. thanks in advance and apprecite any quick post back.

[Guest AllenM]

Re: Help!! I need to delete the Windows Update files.......

 

Hi Meinolf and thank you for your input. I don't have the pagefile.sys on my

C: drive. The c:\windows\softwaredistribution folder is only 155MB so that

isn't much help.

 

 

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

news:ff16fb668fb28caf549c5deca1c@msnews.microsoft.com...

> Hello AllenM,

>

> If you have an additional harddisk you can move the pagefile. Also check

> the c:\windows\softwaredistribution folder, this is only used during the

> update phase and the complete content is not needed after that. To delete

> it stop the automatic update service, the folder structure inside will be

> rebuild if you start the service again.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>> Great and thanks Peter. Just to be safe I moved all of the uninstalls

>> "C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$" in cse I need to uninstall for some

>> reason and deleted all the downloads in the $hf_mig$hf folder. Freed

>> up about 2 GB worth which is sufficient but would like to free up

>> more. Anything else you can suggest"

>>

>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23BoJjirJJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Yes you can but do not delete the $hf_mig$ folder that these are in.

>> Everything inside that folder can go

>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for

>> assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>>

>> "AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23Oh5lbqJJHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>

>>> My C: drive is nearly full with less than 600 MB free space left. And

>>> it

>>> is

>>> all of the Windows Update downloads. I only use 2x18 GB SCSI drives

>>> mirrored

>>> for my OS and all I basically have on C: is the OS and system

>>> programs.

>>> Buy

>>> my Windows directory is using about 14 GB of the space.

>>> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$

>>>

>>> Can I delete these? Or move them to another volume in case I need to

>>> uninstall (highly unlikely) these updates? I know I will not be able

>>> to

>>> use

>>> Add/Remove programs to remove once I get rid of these but this is my

>>> only

>>> option. thanks in advance and apprecite any quick post back.

>

>

[Guest AllenM]

Re: Help!! I need to delete the Windows Update files.......

 

Is it safe to delete the C:\Windows\ServicePackfiles contenets? I believe

the reprocussions to this would be that I wouldn't be able to remove

installed service packs?

 

 

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

news:ff16fb668fb28caf549c5deca1c@msnews.microsoft.com...

> Hello AllenM,

>

> If you have an additional harddisk you can move the pagefile. Also check

> the c:\windows\softwaredistribution folder, this is only used during the

> update phase and the complete content is not needed after that. To delete

> it stop the automatic update service, the folder structure inside will be

> rebuild if you start the service again.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>> Great and thanks Peter. Just to be safe I moved all of the uninstalls

>> "C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$" in cse I need to uninstall for some

>> reason and deleted all the downloads in the $hf_mig$hf folder. Freed

>> up about 2 GB worth which is sufficient but would like to free up

>> more. Anything else you can suggest"

>>

>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23BoJjirJJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Yes you can but do not delete the $hf_mig$ folder that these are in.

>> Everything inside that folder can go

>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for

>> assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>>

>> "AllenM" <noreply@NoEmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23Oh5lbqJJHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>

>>> My C: drive is nearly full with less than 600 MB free space left. And

>>> it

>>> is

>>> all of the Windows Update downloads. I only use 2x18 GB SCSI drives

>>> mirrored

>>> for my OS and all I basically have on C: is the OS and system

>>> programs.

>>> Buy

>>> my Windows directory is using about 14 GB of the space.

>>> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB823182$

>>>

>>> Can I delete these? Or move them to another volume in case I need to

>>> uninstall (highly unlikely) these updates? I know I will not be able

>>> to

>>> use

>>> Add/Remove programs to remove once I get rid of these but this is my

>>> only

>>> option. thanks in advance and apprecite any quick post back.

>

>

[Guest DougP]

Low on disk space

 

Low on disk space

 

I am running out of disk space also and would like to duplicate your procedure. Just to verify, you moved all the uninstall files to another location and deleted the downloads within the $hf_mig$hf folder? I understand not to delete the $hf_mig$hf folder itself.

 

Has there been any problems with your server after deleting the files?

 

Thank you for your help.

 

DougP

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Low on disk space

 

Re: Low on disk space

 

Hello DougP,

 

You should not delete/touch the $hfmig$ folder, these contains all information

update the updates. Leave it there and delete all other KBxxxxxx fodlers.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

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> I am running out of disk space also and would like to duplicate your

> procedure. Just to verify, you moved all the uninstall files to

> another location and deleted the downloads within the $hf_mig$hf

> folder? I understand not to delete the $hf_mig$hf folder itself.

>

> Has there been any problems with your server after deleting the files?

>

> Thank you for your help.

>

> DougP

>