Are these files safe to delete?

The following folders and files are occupying a lot of space in my
C:\Windows folder:

- $MSI31Uninstall??????$ - over 30 different folders totalling over 500MB
- Driver Cache folder (119 MB)
- ServicePackFiles Folder containing i386 subfolder (530MB)
- SoftwareDistribution folder (659 MB)
- RegisteredPackages Folder (65 MB)
- $NtServicePackUninstall$ (265 MB)
- Internet logs (73 MB)
- $hf_mig$ (93 MB)

Please, which of these folders can I safely delete. Thanks.

CeeCee

This link will answer part of your question, at least for the larger files:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

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"Clinton C. Muoto" <> wrote in message
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> The following folders and files are occupying a lot of space in my
> C:\Windows folder:
>
> - $MSI31Uninstall??????$ - over 30 different folders totalling over 500MB
> - Driver Cache folder (119 MB)
> - ServicePackFiles Folder containing i386 subfolder (530MB)
> - SoftwareDistribution folder (659 MB)
> - RegisteredPackages Folder (65 MB)
> - $NtServicePackUninstall$ (265 MB)
> - Internet logs (73 MB)
> - $hf_mig$ (93 MB)
>
> Please, which of these folders can I safely delete. Thanks.
>
> CeeCee

Clinton C. Muoto wrote:

> The following folders and files are occupying a lot of space in my
> C:\Windows folder:
>
> - $MSI31Uninstall??????$ - over 30 different folders totalling over 500MB

Yes., all $NtUninstall... and $MSI31Uninstall... folders are safe to
delete.

> - Driver Cache folder (119 MB)

You can delete the *.cab files in that folder, but note that you will
be asked for the OS CD everytime the driver installation that uses the
drivers supplied with the OS is needed.

> - ServicePackFiles Folder containing i386 subfolder (530MB)

Do not delete it.

> - SoftwareDistribution folder (659 MB)

You can safely delete it (stop the Automatic Updates service first).

Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution
folder is that you lose your WU/AU History listing (not critical).

To avoid this, just delete the Download folder that is located in the
SoftwareDistribution folder.

> - RegisteredPackages Folder (65 MB)

Do not delete it.

> - $NtServicePackUninstall$ (265 MB)

You can delete this one.

> - Internet logs (73 MB)

Most likely you can safely delete the files in this one.

> - $hf_mig$ (93 MB)

Do not delete it.


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