Bernie: Mike's nailed it for you. You'll get the space you need. Just be sure to defrag after you do all your cleanups.
BTW: For some years, I've minimized disk maintenance hassles with this partitioning scheme: (Mfgrs OEM partition 0) - you may or may not have one. Consider this sacred if you do. Partition (0 or 1): C: - All installable programs and configuration files Partition (1 or 2): D: - Temporary files Partition (2 or 3): E: - Data files The result is a very stable storage situation on C:, the fluidity you would expect of temporary file creation / evaporation on D:, and a clean comprehensive backup target on E:. If your application allows separation of configuration and program files, consider placing the config files on drive E: so they get backed up too. Saturday night ... my work here is done! Merry Christmas! bruce chitiea safesectors inc. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Disk Clean up > From: "Mike Byerley" <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, December 18, 2010 2:42 pm > To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > > > Bernie, > > FWIW.... > > http://www.tech-pro.net/how-to-remove-ntuninstall-folders.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bernard Lis" <[email protected]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 2:32 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Disk Clean up > > > > Hi Bruce, > > The windows folder has a bunch of folders i.e.: > > $MSI31Uninstall_...... > > $NTServicePackUninstall$ > > $NtUninstallKB823182$, etc. > > Are these the ones I can delete without deleteing the updates? > > There appears to be a zillion of them! > > > > Bernie Lis > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bruce Chitiea" <[email protected]> > > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 11:12 PM > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Disk Clean up > > > > > > Bernie: > > > > The 'Downloaded Program Files' is a Windows 'shell' folder reserved for > > the installation, maintenance, and possible ultimate removal of Active X > > controls installed on a system. It is marked as a system folder on my > > WinXP and Win7 machines. There's not much in it, 'cept, I 'spect, a big > > can of whup-heinie awaiting the bold and unwary; in a missing or broken > > Active X control kinda way. > > > > I'm guessing that deleting the contents, or the folder itself, might > > produce surprisingly ugly and undesired consequences. Windows has no > > trouble doing that all by itself; why give it a hand? > > > > Better to delete all the Windows Update backups cluttering the Windows > > directory, or move everything to a bigger hard drive. > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > bruce chitiea > > safesectors inc. > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- > >> Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Disk Clean up > >> From: "Bernard Lis" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Fri, December 17, 2010 5:15 pm > >> To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > >> > >> > >> Thanks Bruce, > >> I gather that if I deleted the contents of this folder, then I would not > >> be > >> able to delete anything that requires ActiveX controls. > >> Is that what you understand? > >> Sounds like I need to keep it but I need to make more space on my > >> C-Drive, > >> which is why I asked this question. > >> > >> Bernie Lis > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Bruce Chitiea" <[email protected]> > >> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 5:37 PM > >> Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Disk Clean up > >> > >> > >> > >> Bernie: > >> > >> From www.Microsoft.com/technet > >> > >> Article ID: 174925 - Last Review: February 27, 2007 - Revision: 3.3 > >> Restoring Functionality to the Downloaded Program Files Folder > >> Retired KB Content Disclaimer > >> > >> View products that this article applies to. > >> This article was previously published under Q174925 > >> > >> SUMMARY The "Downloaded Program Files" folder contains functionality > >> that enables you to...The "Downloaded Program Files" folder contains > >> functionality that enables you to easily uninstall ActiveX controls. > >> When this folder is deleted, a new "Downloaded Program Files" folder is > >> created the next time Internet Explorer downloads new program files. > >> However, the newly created folder does not contain the functionality to > >> easily uninstall ActiveX controls. This article describes how to restore > >> this functionality to the new folder ... > >> > >> Hope this helps > >> > >> bruce chitiea > >> safesectors inc. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -------- Original Message -------- > >> > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Disk Clean up > >> > From: "Bernard Lis" <[email protected]> > >> > Date: Fri, December 17, 2010 2:30 pm > >> > To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > >> > > >> > > >> > I have a folder called C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files > >> > > >> > The status col says INSTALLED > >> > Do I need to save this folder? > >> > > >> > Bernie Lis > > > >
