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What can I safely delete from the "C:\WINDOWS" folder?
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I have a Windows 7 system, and my C: drive is regularly getting full. What can I safely delete from the C: drive, especially the Windows system folder?
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The biggest stuff in should be the folder, read more about that problem Why does the /winsxs folder grow so large, and can it be made smaller?. Since that stuff is used by all kind of apps, you must not remove it. And since it is the biggest chunk (…
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