New Windows folders appearing

[Guest]

I am having a number of folders with names like "$ntUninstallQ331953$" appearing in my windows directory on a drive where I am running out of space. The file names are printed in blue, I don't know where they came from but they are taking up valuable space. Some of these folders use as much as 8 Mb. What are they? Can I get rid of them?

 

[J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT]]

Those folders contain uninstall information for updates that were installed.
Personally I would not delete them just in case you decide you need to
uninstall an update sometime in the future.

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J.C. Hornbeck, MCSE
Microsoft Product Support

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I am having a number of folders with names like "$ntUninstallQ331953$"

appearing in my windows directory on a drive where I am running out of
space. The file names are printed in blue, I don't know where they came
from but they are taking up valuable space. Some of these folders use as
much as 8 Mb. What are they? Can I get rid of them?

 

[Guest]

Thank you J.C.

 

[Don]

But they can be uninstalled with out detrimental effect?