Safe to delete "C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download"
After you have installed all the pending updates, it is safe to delete all the files and folder under C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ As @Zab said, stop the Update Service while …
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Feb 1, 2020 · After you have installed all the pending updates, it is safe to delete all the files and folder under C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ As @Zab said, stop the Update …
Can I delete files from …
Jan 8, 2015 · I need to free space on Windows XP SP3. Q1) What system folders can be safely delete in case I don't need to have restore points etc? Q2) Can I delete content from …
windows update - Can I delete the contents of WINNT ...
2 We have a small server running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, SP2 that only has 12GB of HD space. The C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ folder is taking up over 1 …
Windows updates + delete c:\\windows\\SoftwareDistribution
Aug 12, 2019 · 0 Have a quick hypothetical question, If I have a pending Windows (10) update and was to delete the contents of c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution folder would that prevent …
Windows takes up >40GB of disk space - Super User
Aug 3, 2019 · 3 Software Distribution folder The Software Distribution folder is used by Windows Update for downloading updates before they are installed. From its size, it seems to contain an …
Windows update change download location - Super User
Jan 27, 2015 · The updates are automatically downloaded to the WINDOWS\Software Distribution\Download subfolder. They are then unpacked to the drive which has the most free …
windows - How can I delete all folders whose names are ...
Aug 5, 2017 · How can I delete all folders whose names are SoftwareDistribution.bak? For example, SoftwareDistribution.bak1, SoftwareDistribution.bak3, SoftwareDistribution.bak2, and …
Cannot delete folder because it's not empty - Super User
Mar 12, 2022 · I was trying to clean up the SoftwareDistribution folder on a virtualized server after some botched updates. Long story short - I now have a folder which seems to be empty but …
A Folder in Windows has lost all permissions, how can I fix or …
In Windows 10, I have a folder that has lost every permission and even the ownership. If I choose right-click > Security, all lists of permissions are empty and it says the owner could not be eva...