C churin Member Jul 31, 2009 #1 What are those files for in the subfolder, winsxs? This is taking about 15GB of hard drive space. My Computer System One
Brink Staff member mvp Jul 31, 2009 #2 Hello Churin, I think this about sums it up. It is not safe to delete anything in this folder. Ask the Core Team : What is the WINSXS directory in Windows 2008 and Windows Vista and why is it so large? Hope this helps, Shawn My Computers System One System Two Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Manufacturer/Model Custom CPU Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390 Memory 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR) Graphics card(s) ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING Sound Card Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF) Monitor(s) Displays 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27" Screen Resolution 2560x1440 Hard Drives 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS PSU Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W Case Thermaltake Core P3 Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i Mouse Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard Logitech wireless K800 Internet Speed 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone Operating System Windows 10 Pro Manufacturer/Model HP Envy Y0F94AV CPU i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz Memory 16 GB DDR4-2133 Sound Card Conexant ISST Audio Monitor(s) Displays 17.3" UHD IPS touch Screen Resolution 3480 x 2160 Hard Drives 512 GB M.2 SSD
Hello Churin, I think this about sums it up. It is not safe to delete anything in this folder. Ask the Core Team : What is the WINSXS directory in Windows 2008 and Windows Vista and why is it so large? Hope this helps, Shawn
whs Vista Guru Gold Member Jul 31, 2009 #3 Here are some more explanations (if I may): The Secret Of Windows 7 / Vista Winsxs Folder. My Computer System One Manufacturer/Model Dell CPU Q6600 Memory 4GB Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207h Hard Drives 2x250GB HDDs 1x60GB OCZ SSD 6 external disks 60 to 640GBs Other Info Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
C churin Member Jul 31, 2009 #4 Thanks to Brink and whs for the reference links. My Computer System One
Brink Staff member mvp Jul 31, 2009 #5 You're welcome Churin. My Computers System One System Two Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Manufacturer/Model Custom CPU Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390 Memory 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR) Graphics card(s) ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING Sound Card Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF) Monitor(s) Displays 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27" Screen Resolution 2560x1440 Hard Drives 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS PSU Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W Case Thermaltake Core P3 Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i Mouse Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard Logitech wireless K800 Internet Speed 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone Operating System Windows 10 Pro Manufacturer/Model HP Envy Y0F94AV CPU i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz Memory 16 GB DDR4-2133 Sound Card Conexant ISST Audio Monitor(s) Displays 17.3" UHD IPS touch Screen Resolution 3480 x 2160 Hard Drives 512 GB M.2 SSD