16 GB WinSxS folder on Windows Vista
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Possible Duplicate: Why does the /winsxs folder grow so large, and can it be made smaller? I know there are lots of posts about the WinSxS folder, but I have yet to find any useful information about shrinking it. I have already tried running the two service pack removal tools. The folder totals a m…
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Fix for: 16 GB WinSxS folder on Windows Vista
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The size of the WinSxS folder is misleading. Most of it's contents are hard-links to other locations. Hard-links are like shortcuts, but at a lower level such that deleting the link also deletes the original and the link shows in Windows Explorer as…
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