I'm looking @ my WinSxS folder i windows and it is 9 GB big !! Is is wisely to delete the contens of that folder and if so how can I do it the easy way Greetz Base
No, you should not manually remove files in there. Instead, use the Windows disk cleaning utility to clean system files: h**p://i.imgur.com/ybTY0IY.png This might remove 1 or 2GB if you have never run it before.
Running it right now and it is @ 50 % and cleaned up 3.2 GB nice !! But what does it realy do ? I don't know the command never heard of it Update: NVM looked it up
You could even go one step further: dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup /resetbase But this will mean you can no longer uninstall existing installed updates unless they become replaced by a newer update.
Run cmd as administrator For windows 8 dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup For windows 8.1 dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup /resetbase Please note that the process is faster in 8.1 than in 8. In 8, even on a SSD, if you run it a first time, it might take an hour. If you cancel it during the cleanup and then restart, then it will go into `preparing to configure...' and that could take an hour. So if you run the command, be sure to let it complete. On a conventional hard disk, if it takes 60-90 mins in 8, it may take <10 mins on 8.1. 8.1/ssd is only 3-4 mins. Then restart and see the difference.
I ran this command to do a cleanup and found a component store corruption. CSI Payload Corrupt(Fixed)amd64_prncacla.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_9590ba64d5b91f79\Amd64\CNBJ2530.DPB I ran "Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth", it fixed the problem. What exactly is this file.
Because the first command delta-compress the superseded components, and that will require time and processing resources whereas the second command actually remove the superseded components entirely, so faster and you can use the first command on Win8.1 also
From your post, it looks like second command is better in freeing up more space. OK, so can I use the second command on win 8 too. In win 8, I usually do disk cleanup, and then clean up system files. Whether I go this way or thru cmd, it can take an hour to complete on first cleanup. Through some hard knocks, I learnt that it is far better to be patient and let it complete rather than cancelling disk cleanup/cutting or stopping cmd before it is 100%. In win 8.1, I use cmd and it is very fast perhaps 2-3 mins on first install.
9GB is fairly large. Mine is lil over 5GB I suspect you have a lot of outdated updates just sittin there. You have 2 options: dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup or dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup /resetbase resetbase variant will completely remove the KB uninstall information and change the current files to permanent status Running without resetbase will just recompress the folder and only remove duplicate superceded updates (think I'm saying that right)
No, but win7 doesn't have the huge winsxs problem that 8 has because the win7 hotfixes are actually pretty small
Yes it's better, but it will make updates uninstallables until they are fully superseded and you run the command again no, resetbase is exclusive to win8.1