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- Hello. I've been given the task of trimming up a file server that has little space left on C:. I'm wondering if someone can help me locate directories on C: that can be removed without harm to the operating system. I'm particularily concerned about items in the Windows directory. I'm wondering about the DRV directory as well. From my reading, I believe these are drivers. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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- Take a step back and ask yourself how much space you need to create and how much space c:\windows is using. Even if you could delete half of what c:\windows is using, is that enough?
I think you need to look elsewhere for your space
One possibility is to move the swap file to a different volume, if it is currently on C:
Another possibility is to move the location where snapshot data is saved to some other volume
These can both give you GBs whereas deleting a file at a time from windows drv will give you MBs at best
www.msftmvp.com and VHD tools at www.VMUtil.com- Marked As Answer byDavid Shen - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, November 09, 2009 11:23 AM
- Yes, those are driver images. If you delete those files your computer will crash in the next startup with the message INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.
Leonardo Fagundes- Marked As Answer byDavid Shen - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, November 09, 2009 11:23 AM
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- Take a step back and ask yourself how much space you need to create and how much space c:\windows is using. Even if you could delete half of what c:\windows is using, is that enough?
I think you need to look elsewhere for your space
One possibility is to move the swap file to a different volume, if it is currently on C:
Another possibility is to move the location where snapshot data is saved to some other volume
These can both give you GBs whereas deleting a file at a time from windows drv will give you MBs at best
www.msftmvp.com and VHD tools at www.VMUtil.com- Marked As Answer byDavid Shen - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, November 09, 2009 11:23 AM
- Yes, those are driver images. If you delete those files your computer will crash in the next startup with the message INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.
Leonardo Fagundes- Marked As Answer byDavid Shen - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, November 09, 2009 11:23 AM
- Thanks very much. Your information verifies the other information I've found. You are correct in that it is rather small in size compared to other options I have found. I appreciate the information as it has confirmed other advice I've gathered is correct. And, I would most certainly not want the server to error on reboot. Many thanks to you both!
