Free up C Drive Space in Windows

MadMusic

Same issue here... installed all on external drive E:, though apps still show on C:

Located on the C: drive (make sure show hidden files/folders) in "Program Data", they are stored in folders with names like {08CF2C4A-1119-45B1-99D3-AFE751759A8} and take up a ton of space.

Not sure if they can be deleted or not, though that is where the data is that takes up space

Now if someone can tell us if they can be removed, it could help

mykejb

Not sure if you can delete them or not, but they don't take up that much space relative to most drives. On my system with a complete installation of Komplete 14UCE they take up around 8M per folder so the total space used is around 1.7G. I suppose you could try renaming or moving them to see if things still work, but you might find it messes up future updates.

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https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/113932#Comment_113932

Technically, you can delete them, however by doing so, you will lost the uninstall feature, thus, also the updates feature! So, it is a "necessary evil", however you can still check each folder and delete it for programs that they will never have an update again (such as the Absynth).

Still, there are more clever ways to reduce space, such as to delete all the Windows duplicate nonsense (updates, older downloads etc.). Use the Windows utility named "Disk Cleanup" and run it as administrator, it will find a lot of rubbish.

Well, not in my case since i clean up every single day (by using more advanced software) but to give you an idea. Usually when i fix customers computers i find lots of useless Gigabytes there.

Note: By using a more sophisticated software (such as the Auslogics BoostSpeed) you can successfully erase lot of hidden, unnecessary stuff, such as the Outdated WinSxS libraries (archives of old system files versions, necessary only if you run old software). Usually they occupy 3-5 Gb