Windows Update Clean-up files 3.99TB

Reducto said:

I am having the same issue (3.99 TB to delete) guys with such a tiny HP laptop 29gb memory hard drive. After an hour is still ''Cleaning up''. Any ideas how to complete the process?

Welcome to TenForums @Reducto

It will complete (eventually), just leave it to run its course. If you can't wait, you could cancel the cleanup (though in my experience it takes nearly as long to cancel as it does to complete). For future reference, you can use @Cliff S's faster way to clean up just the Windows Update. See:
Cumulative Update KB3194798 for Windows 10 PC & Mobile build 14393.321

Thanks a lot.

I have seen a lot of peoples posted an image about this on r/softwaregore

TairikuOkami said:

...common MS, 5 months and still no fix?

Quite the opposite. Now that MS have changed Windows 7 updates to 'monthly roll-ups' I have seen '3.99TB' for the first time on a Windows 7 system :)

Can I just delete any files that start with a $ ?