6Gbyte hidden folder at C:\ - remove it?


  1. Burgurne
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    6Gbyte hidden folder at C:\ - remove it?


    Folder named "$Windows.~WS" is about 6Gbyte. What is it doing? I had it after I upgrated from windows 8.1 to 10, but after a clean install I assumed it would be gone. But no ... after a little while it is back and it is STILL around 6 Gbyte.

    What is it for? Can it be deleted without ruin the WIndows 10 installation?

    I also now got a folder named "$Windows.~BT" but that is only 395268 bytes, so that is OK ... I think.
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  3. Kyhi
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    WS is windows setup..

    Use disk cleanup - clean system files > to remove
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  4. Burgurne
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    But why is this folder comming back? As written, I did a clean install (from a bootable USB-pen), so why would Windows installer make such a large folder during installation?

    But Okay, I'll try and delete it ans see what happens
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