Unnecessary XML files

[Magnum]

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"

[Tedd]

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.

[dedndave]

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

[Magnum]

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

[sinsi]

Do NOT delete $hf_mig$, future hotfixes rely on it, linky

When 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.

[MichaelW]

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.

[Magnum]

Your statement makes no sense.

Andy

[dedndave]

made perfect sense to me