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Note that part of the size of WinSxS is an illusion because basically everything there is hard linked from elsewhere on the system (yes, NTFS supports hard link
by fencepost 7y ago
Note that part of the size of WinSxS is an illusion because basically everything there is hard linked from elsewhere on the system (yes, NTFS supports hard links). There are some ways to do limited cleanup on it, but it's not a place to poke around in manually.
More depth: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/winsxs-folder-windows-7-8 https://www.thewindowsclub.com/winsxs-folder-windows-7-8
- throwaway2048 7y agoI Have found via experimentation and freespace monitoring that most of the size of the winsxs folder that explorer shows when you look at properties, is infact eaten off the drive. Its a royal pain in the ass for 120GB ssd installs or smaller.