Windows XP stores a sh*t load of unnecessary xml files.
So I wrote this batch file to take care of it. :-)
del "C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\DataColl\*.xml"
Congratulations, you just gained less than 2 MB of disk space.
What amazing feats will you perform next?
If you're really struggling for disk space, you can gain an extra GB or two by removing the following:
- C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB*$ (folders and their contents)
- C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$\*.*
- C:\WINDOWS\KB*.log
I've never had any problems, but if you want to be extra safe, only remove those older than about 6 months.
yah - those XML's tell windows how you have refined your previous help searches
the ones Tedd mentioned are ok to get rid of....
but, what i do is leave them on to make the disk image
then, when i restore the image, they are present if i want them - otherwise, i delete them
they are only necessary if you want to "undo" an update - which isn't usually a pretty picture anyways
Quote from: Tedd on December 19, 2013, 03:14:12 AM
Congratulations, you just gained less than 2 MB of disk space.
What amazing feats will you perform next?
If you're really struggling for disk space, you can gain an extra GB or two by removing the following:
- C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB*$ (folders and their contents)
- C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$\*.*
- C:\WINDOWS\KB*.log
I've never had any problems, but if you want to be extra safe, only remove those older than about 6 months.
It has nothing to do with struggling with disk space.
I use 12 Gb out of 184 Gb.
I feel that if a file serves no useful purpose, get rid of it.
Andy
Do NOT delete $hf_mig$, future hotfixes rely on it, linky (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-performance/can-i-delete-updateexe-file-in-cwindowshfmig/fb0e3f9d-80f9-40cf-a4d1-c2dfc9a8862e?msgId=f232c802-e8fe-4c27-9d6f-baee887f3d9b)
QuoteWhen a security update, critical update, update, update rollup, driver, or feature pack installs GDR version files, the hotfix files are also copied to the %windir%\$hf_mig$ folder. This supports migration to the appropriate files if you later install a hotfix or service pack that includes earlier versions of these files.
Quote from: Magnum on December 19, 2013, 09:07:30 AM
It has nothing to do with struggling with disk space.
I use 12 Gb out of 184 Gb.
I feel that if a file serves no useful purpose, get rid of it.
So it also has nothing to do with logic and reason.
Your statement makes no sense.
Andy
made perfect sense to me :biggrin: