Patch Folders

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 + the latest patches. This is an AD
controller.

Would it be ok to manually delete the following folders?

C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ (about 990MB)
C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ (about 500 MB)
C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB******$ (total of 400+ MB, where ****** = KB
number)

I'd like to gain 2GB of free space on my C volume. The free space on C
volume is currently at 800MB. If I delete and purge them, will there be any
problem (assuming that I don't want to uninstall patches)?

Thanks in advance.

Hello John" a,

You should keep the $hfmig$ as a recommendation from Microsoft. The others
you can remove if you are sure not patches have to be uninstalled. Except
then deleting them you can also move them to another disk and in case of
needs copy it back to uninstall.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 + the latest patches. This is an AD
> controller.
>
> Would it be ok to manually delete the following folders?
>
> C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ (about 990MB)
> C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ (about 500 MB)
> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB******$ (total of 400+ MB, where ****** = KB
> number)
> I'd like to gain 2GB of free space on my C volume. The free space on C
> volume is currently at 800MB. If I delete and purge them, will there
> be any problem (assuming that I don't want to uninstall patches)?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Thanks Meinolf.

I suppose the following 2 folders are OK to move too?
C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPI s$
C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapp ing$

I've moved a lot of patches folder to an external USB hard drive. The weird
thing is, before the move, free space on C volume was around 800MB. After
the move, I have 8GB of free space. How's that possible when the data moved
is less than 1GB? I know they're compressed folder but the difference is
still too high.


"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
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> Hello John" a,
>
> You should keep the $hfmig$ as a recommendation from Microsoft. The others
> you can remove if you are sure not patches have to be uninstalled. Except
> then deleting them you can also move them to another disk and in case of
> needs copy it back to uninstall.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 + the latest patches. This is an AD
>> controller.
>>
>> Would it be ok to manually delete the following folders?
>>
>> C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ (about 990MB)
>> C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ (about 500 MB)
>> C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB******$ (total of 400+ MB, where ****** = KB
>> number)
>> I'd like to gain 2GB of free space on my C volume. The free space on C
>> volume is currently at 800MB. If I delete and purge them, will there
>> be any problem (assuming that I don't want to uninstall patches)?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>
>