Are these old restore point directories that can be deleted?

[Richard Lewis Haggard]

I've got lots of old directories in my Windows directory with names like
"$NtUninstallKB823182$". Are these old restore point directories and can the
be removed to recover disk space?

 

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you can go to start > run > cleanmgr
and see how much windows can
do for you on its own.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315246

- db

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Richard,

$NTUninstall folders - Description
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Hotfix_backup.htm

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Terry R.]

On 6/16/2007 11:18 AM On a whim, Richard Lewis Haggard pounded out on
the keyboard

I've got lots of old directories in my Windows directory with names like
"$NtUninstallKB823182$". Are these old restore point directories and can the
be removed to recover disk space?

Hi Richard,

Those are updates corresponding to the Knowledgebase article number at
the end. If all of your updates are working properly and you don't
think you'll ever uninstall them (most don't), you can delete at least
the old ones, maybe keeping a month or two current just in case. After
you delete the folder, you'll want to open Add/Remove programs (with
Show updates checked) and click the Remove button on the update folder
you removed. An error message will appear and will prompt to remove it
from the list. Go ahead and do that with each folder name you delete.

--
Terry R.

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[Rock]

I've got lots of old directories in my Windows directory with names like
"$NtUninstallKB823182$". Are these old restore point directories and can
the be removed to recover disk space?

One additional point, don't delete the $hf_mig$ folder. It's needed for
future updates.

 

[Poprivet]

I've got lots of old directories in my Windows directory with names
like "$NtUninstallKB823182$". Are these old restore point directories
and can the be removed to recover disk space?

Those are actually undelete information for each of the windows updates
you've received. Their only purpose is to remove an update that's been
received and installed. They're also used in places that will show you what
updates you have installed.

Yes, you can delete them with no ill effect. You just won't be able to
uninstall their related update afterwards; no biggie once an update's in and
been working for a week or so.

BUT -- you'll find that deleting them will not gain you any substantial
disck space. In the overall scheme of gigabyte drives, they take a very
tiny amount of space.

It's better to use the XP Cleamngr; it finds much more space for you.

HTH
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