Skip to main content

Windows: Cleanup Installer folder

Let's cleanup orphaned files in %windir%\Installer folder to reclaim space from our expensive SSD.

We must  uncheck “Hide protected operating system files” option from the Folder Options in Control Panel to display C:\Windows\Installer folder (%windir%\Installer).

%windir%\Installer hidden folder
Unhide %windir%\Installer folder

Using PatchCleaner

Download link: http://www.homedev.com.au/Free/PatchCleaner
Run PatchCleaner to delete or move orphaned files
Run PatchCleaner to delete or move orphaned files
PatchCleaner: Browse list of orphaned files
PatchCleaner: Browse list of orphaned files
PathCleaner: Press Yes to confirm deleting orphaned files
PathCleaner: Press Yes to confirm deleting orphaned files
PatchCleaner: Delete orphaned file successfully
PatchCleaner: Delete orphaned file successfully
PatchCleaner: All orphaned files are deleted
PatchCleaner: All orphaned files are deleted

Popular posts from this blog

Linux command: ssh-keygen - Generate SSH Keys

ssh-keygen — authentication key generation, management and conversion

Powershell: Install-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services

Install-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services Powershell: Install-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services Check if AD-Domain-Services is installed Powershell: Check if AD-Domain-Services is installed

Google Pixel Chromebook: Notes

The Chromebook Pixel is a laptop at the high end of Google's Chromebook family of machines, which all come preinstalled with Chrome OS operating system.