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Marty
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      08-20-2008
Any way to redirect update storage to a drive with lots of space?

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      08-20-2008
Marty wrote:

> Any way to redirect update storage to a drive with lots of space?
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> Marty



No. It stores them on the root drive but will unpack temp files to a
staging area on the drive with the most free space available.
If you need to reclaim disk space see:

I want to Save Space and delete unnecessary files after installing a
Windows Update patch or Service Pack
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm


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