A: No! If you want to remove applications, use the Control Panel Programs and Features to uninstall them. It is also possible to run Disk Cleanup cleanmgr. Here are some Windows files and folders that are totally safe to remove you should delete to save space on your computer or laptop. The Windows Installer Cache, located in c:windowsinstaller folder, is used to store important files for applications installed using the Windows Installer technology and should not be deleted.
Run Disk Cleanup e. Select the drive to be cleaned. Windows Update Cleanup: When you install updates from Windows Update, Windows keeps older versions of the system files around. This particular directory's job is to act as a cache location for Windows installer based applications. It holds stripped down versions of the Windows installer data files. During application install, update of the application or application removal, this directory is used by the application to confirm the existence of previously installed items to determine the next steps the installer needs to take.
The overall idea that you really should not remove items in the Windows directory. We build and test our software based on the existence of specific files and directories. When those files and directories don't exist, bad things can and will happen. However, that is a generalization that usually upsets many people so let's be more specific. The proper way to alleviate space pressure in this directory is to uninstall any unneeded applications.
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