Vista x64 + winsxs folder

MitchRapp · Jul 1, 2009, 10:08 AM

Alright this is getting out of hand...
since the last time I checked for this, has there been any news or tools regarding the c:\winsxs folder?

right now, running Vista Ultimate x64 SP2, my winsxs folder has:

68,960 files
17,942 folders

for a total of:
16,853.4 MB

really? winsxs takes up 17 of the 28gb in my Windows folder
and that's 17 of the 70gb used on my raptor drive

17gb for winsxs
11gb for the rest of the windows folder

this makes no sense...

any cleaners around? more info on what can be safely deleted?
anything??

BlueMak · Jul 1, 2009, 10:33 AM

NVM, I found it. Under Windows.
20.4GBs...interesting.
A quick look through google gives a good explanation as to what it is. It looks like a very necessary thing to me.

TheAscension · Jul 3, 2009, 01:50 AM

Check it: http://www.winvistaclub.com/f16.html

Al_Vampyre · Jul 3, 2009, 05:45 AM

Nothing you can do about it I'm afraid - it's there for compatibility reasons, a format and reinstall will probably help because each application you install puts its own stuff in the WinSXS folder. I redid my machine recently because I was losing 16Gb of my Raptor 74Gb to WinSXS, now its down to 4Gb or so.

The annoying thing is that if you look at the timestamps some of the files in there have never been accessed post installation, I think MS should devise some routine whereby everything that hasn't been accessed within a certain timeframe gets automatically compressed by the OS.

Microsoft's answer is 'buy a bigger hard drive' which is fine if you're not an enthusiast and have everything running off a 120Gb IDE drive that you transferred from your old machine but those of us that bought Raptors (or god forbid SSDs!) would rather keep on using them.

MitchRapp · Jul 9, 2009, 09:43 AM

exactly ... space wouldn't be an issue on a cheap POS 500gb
but on a raptor it sometimes is.

Jul 1, 2009, 10:08 AM	#1
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 905 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Vista x64 + winsxs folder Alright this is getting out of hand... since the last time I checked for this, has there been any news or tools regarding the c:\winsxs folder? right now, running Vista Ultimate x64 SP2, my winsxs folder has: 68,960 files 17,942 folders for a total of: 16,853.4 MB really? winsxs takes up 17 of the 28gb in my Windows folder and that's 17 of the 70gb used on my raptor drive 17gb for winsxs 11gb for the rest of the windows folder this makes no sense... any cleaners around? more info on what can be safely deleted? anything??

Jul 1, 2009, 10:33 AM	#2
BlueMak DH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 8,219 Rep Power: 117 System Specs	Re: Vista x64 + winsxs folder NVM, I found it. Under Windows. 20.4GBs...interesting. A quick look through google gives a good explanation as to what it is. It looks like a very necessary thing to me. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.* Last edited by BlueMak; Jul 1, 2009 at 10:38 AM.

Jul 3, 2009, 01:50 AM	#3
TheAscension DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Milwaukie, OR Posts: 94 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Vista x64 + winsxs folder Check it: http://www.winvistaclub.com/f16.html Last edited by TheAscension; Jul 3, 2009 at 02:00 AM. Reason: Clusty search...

Jul 3, 2009, 05:45 AM	#4
Al_Vampyre DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,512 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Re: Vista x64 + winsxs folder Nothing you can do about it I'm afraid - it's there for compatibility reasons, a format and reinstall will probably help because each application you install puts its own stuff in the WinSXS folder. I redid my machine recently because I was losing 16Gb of my Raptor 74Gb to WinSXS, now its down to 4Gb or so. The annoying thing is that if you look at the timestamps some of the files in there have never been accessed post installation, I think MS should devise some routine whereby everything that hasn't been accessed within a certain timeframe gets automatically compressed by the OS. Microsoft's answer is 'buy a bigger hard drive' which is fine if you're not an enthusiast and have everything running off a 120Gb IDE drive that you transferred from your old machine but those of us that bought Raptors (or god forbid SSDs!) would rather keep on using them. __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain. Last edited by Al_Vampyre; Jul 3, 2009 at 05:46 AM. Reason: Typo

Jul 9, 2009, 09:43 AM	#5
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 905 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Re: Vista x64 + winsxs folder exactly ... space wouldn't be an issue on a cheap POS 500gb but on a raptor it sometimes is.