OK to Remove uninstall folders in Windows folder?

[Guest]

My Windows folder is cluttered with over 1 GB of folders like this: $Name$.
Some appear to be related to uninstalling Service Packs and Windows Updates.

Can any or all of these folders be deleted as long as I don't want to
uninstall anything?

Thanks,
Rick

 

[Grand_Poobah]

If you mean $NtUninstallKBwhatever then yes as long as you don't plan to
reinstall as you say. To be on the really safe side, copy them to CD's
or a DVD.

GP

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[Thomas Wendell]

My Windows folder is cluttered with over 1 GB of folders like this:
$Name$. Some appear to be related to uninstalling Service Packs and
Windows Updates.

Can any or all of these folders be deleted as long as I don't want to
uninstall anything?

Thanks,
Rick

Yes, but do NOT delete $hf_mig$

(www.dougknox.com -> Win XP Utilities -> Remove Hotfix Backup Files)


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[Guest]

Thanks very much. This subject doesn't seem to be covered in the KB. After
[maybe] 4 years, these build up.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the warning. I wondering about that one.

 

[hogwell]

Yes, but do NOT delete $hf_mig$

Why not this folder? It also contains a lot of wasted space for update
backups, it seems.
What is it?

Also, doesn't Microsoft have an "official" way to remove these yet?

I can't believe after all these years that people still have to
manually fiddle with hidden system folders and registry entries to do
this.

 

[Leonard Grey]

If you were astute enough you would learn about $hf_mig$ with a web
search, but you're not, and that's exactly why Microsoft hides folders.