Deleting KB log files

[jca]

There are over 3 MB of Knowledge Base logs (KBxxxxxx.log) files in my root
directory (C:\Windows.) Is it safe to delete these files? If so, what are
the consequences?

 

[Poprivet]

There are over 3 MB of Knowledge Base logs (KBxxxxxx.log) files in my
root directory (C:\Windows.) Is it safe to delete these files? If
so, what are the consequences?

Those are "uninstall" routines for the updates, so the only impact would bet
that you wouldn't be able to uninstall any of the updates. The only time
you'd want to do tha twould be if a recent update messed things up anyway.

 

[Rock]

There are over 3 MB of Knowledge Base logs (KBxxxxxx.log) files in my root
directory (C:\Windows.) Is it safe to delete these files? If so, what
are the consequences?

Yes, you can delete the log files without consequences. One is created for
each update that's installed through windows update.

 

[mikeyhsd]

look at the date created column and delete all but the latest several entries just incase you need to uninstall a recently added update.




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There are over 3 MB of Knowledge Base logs (KBxxxxxx.log) files in my root
directory (C:\Windows.) Is it safe to delete these files? If so, what are
the consequences?

 

[...winston]

The KBxxxxx.log files provide the same function as spuninst.exe for the same update/hotfix ?
The log files can be safely deleted.
The updates/hotfixes can be done too, though deletion will not remove any respective Add/Remove entries.

To properly cleanup the registry and delete the files a Hotfix removal utility is provided by Doug Knox(free and fee[/licensed[user selectable deletion]) which will also clean up the Add-Remove items.

..winston

look at the date created column and delete all but the latest several entries just incase you need to uninstall a recently added update.




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There are over 3 MB of Knowledge Base logs (KBxxxxxx.log) files in my root
directory (C:\Windows.) Is it safe to delete these files? If so, what are
the consequences?