Can windows ntuninstall delete

Folders, also known as directories, contain files or other folders. The clue is that KB part — that stands for KnowledgeBase, and the number that follows it is a Microsoft Knowledgebase article. That will help us determine what they are.

Become a Patron of Ask Leo! That happens either via Automatic Updates, or by visiting the Windows Update web site and installing the patches yourself. A safer approach is the one I outlined in a earlier article Is it safe to delete this file? Burn them to CD, copy them to another machine, do something such that if you find out some time later that deleting them was a mistake you can get them back.

Then delete them. Since they are used so rarely, compressing the files makes a lot of sense. It does mean, though, that when you delete them you may not get back as much disk space as you thought. Subscribe to Confident Computing! Less frustration and more confidence, solutions, answers, and tips in your inbox every week. When copying to a dvd several directories were excluded because the burner program complained files in those directories where in use.

I ran TreesizeFree Portable and found that the folder I mention use up a lot of space and hence the question. Thanks for you help.

Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Server TechCenter. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. If you only remove older files, you will still free up disk space on your system but with the added benefit that you used your system for several months without issues.

I personally feel that this is a bit too much and decided to delete those folders. I really can't think of a situation why I wanted to uninstall a Microsoft update that I installed a while ago. Note that leftovers remain in the Windows Registry if you delete the files manually. To remove those as well, do the following before you delete the folders:. There is a second option which is by far the better option in most cases. You can run the Disk Cleanup Tool to remove old patches from your system to free up space.

Click on the ok button to start the process. As you can see, Windows may be able to free lots of storage on the system.

I have deleted programs, emptied the cache, tmp folders. I am really tempted to delete all of these but I thought I might check to see if they are needed. They all seem to be uninstall programs for service packs. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 7. TLC 2 2 Bronze. I think I read that these files are from windows updates.

Do you know if they can be safetly deleted?