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  1. Safe to delete "C:\\WINDOWS\\SoftwareDistribution\\Download"

    After you have installed all the pending updates, it is safe to delete all the files and folder under C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ As @Zab said, stop the Update Service while …

  2. Windows update change download location - Super User

    Jan 27, 2015 · The updates are automatically downloaded to the WINDOWS\Software Distribution\Download subfolder. They are then unpacked to the drive which has the most free …

  3. Windows takes up >40GB of disk space - Super User

    Aug 3, 2019 · 3 Software Distribution folder The Software Distribution folder is used by Windows Update for downloading updates before they are installed. From its size, it seems to contain an …

  4. How manually clean up …

    Feb 1, 2020 · What your linked answer means by "clean up" is to delete all of them. In other words delete the download folder. Here is the proper way to reset Windows updates from the …

  5. Copy "%SystemRoot%\SoftwareDistribution\Download" to …

    Is it possible (and safe) to copy the SoftwareDistribution\\Download folder from one Windows XP machine, A, to another, B, and then let update.microsoft.com do its thing …

  6. windows 7 - PC Boots then writes giant datastore.edb file slowing …

    Jan 18, 2013 · The system that I'm looking at is Windows 7, 32bit. When the system boots up it spends a ton of time reading and writing to the DataStore.edb file which is located in …

  7. group policy - Software wont deploy, but GPO gets applied and …

    Nov 2, 2014 · Software wont deploy, but GPO gets applied and MSI is installable manually Ask Question Asked 11 years, 2 months ago Modified 11 years, 2 months ago

  8. Cannot delete folder because it's not empty - Super User

    Mar 12, 2022 · It cleans up the folders you check off in Disk Cleanup. If you moved folders that may affect what Disk Cleanup removes. It cleans up Software Distribution.

  9. Where to store Group Policy Software Installation packages?

    The software packages should be stored on the domain controllers (as you've found during your research). This way you enable their distribution over all DC in your domain, which means …

  10. disk space - Can I delete files from C:\WINDOWS ... - Super User

    Jan 8, 2015 · I need to free space on Windows XP SP3. Q1) What system folders can be safely delete in case I don't need to have restore points etc? Q2) Can I delete content from …