Doe Ray Me Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hey I have noticed in my C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder, i have 156MB of what seem to be downloaded hotfixes from WindowsUpdate Is this safe to delete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 16, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 16, 2005 I don't know if it's safe to remove or not. The safest approach would be to right click it, select properties and compress the folder contents. Yesterday I followed and did was is detailed in this article: cleaning up after installing WinXP SP2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobartley515 Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Hey I have noticed in my C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder, i have 156MB of what seem to be downloaded hotfixes from WindowsUpdate Is this safe to delete? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wouldn't if i were you. I've done that same thing once and the next time I went to Windows Update it told me I needed all of those updates again. It was a pain to do all of that again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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