Why is the WinSxS folder big?

07-30-2010

I have Vista and the WinSxS folder is big. I have run Disk Cleanup and won't
clean up the junk. How do I increase the hard drive space? Currently, I have
25.2 GB free of 37.2 GB. Any answers?

07-31-2010

Jacob Hnri wrote:
> I have Vista and the WinSxS folder is big. I have run Disk Cleanup
> and won't clean up the junk. How do I increase the hard drive
> space? Currently, I have 25.2 GB free of 37.2 GB.
> Any answers?

Several - freely available to all and easily located.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Why+is+the+WinSxS+folder+big%3F

Good luck! Let us know what you find/do.

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