Winsxs stands for 'Windows Side By Side'

pacinitaly

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I would'nt delete Winsxs folder "Windows Side By Side"

FYI:

Mine uses up 7GB of space.
Has anyone deleted this folder or anything inside.
I have enough space but I like to be streamline.
( get rid of anything I don't use/need )





The Secret Of Vista's Winsxs Folder.
 

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7GB worth of HDD space costs somewhere on the order of a buck or two at today's prices. The binaries in there are indeed used, frequently, and deleting all or portions of the WinSxS folder is almost guaranteed to end badly. Personally, I'd recommend against it.
 

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7GB worth of HDD space costs somewhere on the order of a buck or two at today's prices. The binaries in there are indeed used, frequently, and deleting all or portions of the WinSxS folder is almost guaranteed to end badly. Personally, I'd recommend against it.


thanks for the advice, I'm not touching it
 

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    fios 35MB not!!!!
There was another post about an error with this, and she could not run ANYTHING. So leave it be! :D

~Lordbob
 

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