Purge windows installer directory

Skip to main content. Find threads, tags, and users Hi, C: drive of my server is almost full, total capacity of is 60 GB. Current Visibility: Visible to all users. WinTechie Hi, Just checking in to see if the information provided was helpful. Comment Show 0.

You can, however, reduce the size of the WinSxS folder using tools built into Windows. I installed msizap. You must be logged in to post a comment. Skip to content. SBS Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

The installer files are a record of file versions and registry dependencies involved in a particular application or application update installation.

The availability of this record in the cache helps to uninstall and update applications properly. Let us know if you have any further query on Windows, we are glad to assist.

Does that make a difference? Thanks again. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Laplink Software, Inc. Neil Laplink. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. It is taking about 32GB on Windows 7 system.