Cleaning out WSUS

Is there any way to clean out declined and superceded updates to free up space?
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Trey Phillips

Trey wrote:

> Is there any way to clean out declined and superceded updates
> to free up space?
Hi,

To delete files for updates that are no more marked for "Install", you
can use the WSUS Server Diagnostic Tool.

C:\>E:\Tools\WsusDebugTool.exe /Tool:PurgeUnneededFiles /?
Tool Description:
PurgeUnneededFiles: Delete all files not needed on the WSUS server.

You can download the Server Diagnostic Tool from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx



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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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That appears to have done it. Thank you.
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Trey Phillips


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Trey wrote:
>
> > Is there any way to clean out declined and superceded updates
> > to free up space?
> Hi,
>
> To delete files for updates that are no more marked for "Install", you
> can use the WSUS Server Diagnostic Tool.
>
> C:\>E:\Tools\WsusDebugTool.exe /Tool:PurgeUnneededFiles /?
> Tool Description:
> PurgeUnneededFiles: Delete all files not needed on the WSUS server.
>
> You can download the Server Diagnostic Tool from here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>

Hi,

i have tried this command d:\WsusDebugTool.exe /Tool:PurgeUnneededFiles

and those files that were approved to be declined was still showing on the
WSUS admin page. Also, the files still haven't removed from the folder
c:\wsus\WsusContent.

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Trey wrote:
>
> > Is there any way to clean out declined and superceded updates
> > to free up space?
> Hi,
>
> To delete files for updates that are no more marked for "Install", you
> can use the WSUS Server Diagnostic Tool.
>
> C:\>E:\Tools\WsusDebugTool.exe /Tool:PurgeUnneededFiles /?
> Tool Description:
> PurgeUnneededFiles: Delete all files not needed on the WSUS server.
>
> You can download the Server Diagnostic Tool from here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>

wsusquestion wrote:

> Hi,
>
> i have tried this command d:\WsusDebugTool.exe /Tool:PurgeUnneededFiles
>
> and those files that were approved to be declined was still showing on the
> WSUS admin page. Also, the files still haven't removed from the folder
> c:\wsus\WsusContent.
Hi,

That command will not remove any metadata from the WSUS admin page. The
only way to get rid of updates from the WSUS admin page is to uninstall
WSUS (including the database) and then do a fresh install of WSUS again.

The PurgeUnneededFiles option should have deleted the update files in
c:\wsus\WsusContent though.


And a fyi:

Please post WSUS related issues to the newsgroup dedicated to WSUS:

microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services


MS WebNews link to the WSUS newsgroup:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...pdate_services


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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx