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The How-To Geek Forums Have Migrated to Discourse How-To Geek Forums / Windows Vista (Solved) Vista "Disk Cleanup'' Questions (7 posts) Started service pack backup files 7 years ago by cygpup Latest reply from cygpup Topic Viewed 1831 times is it safe to delete system error memory dump files cygpup Posts: 62 This post has been reported. In the 'disk cleanup' on Vista is it safe to disk cleanup temporary files delete 'downloaded program files?' (wouldn't that delete the programs as well)? In the 'disk cleanup' what is - and - is it safe to delete 'per user archived Windows error reporting'? 'per http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-performance/should-i-delete-per-user-queued-windows-error/086f6ff3-66ac-4a1c-8a15-034cdbbad556 user queued Windows error reporting'? 'system archived Windows error reporting'? 'system queued Windows error reporting'? Thank you for all of your help. Reports: · Posted 7 years ago Top whs Posts: 17584 This post has been reported. You can delete all that stuff. The downloaded program files are the .exes that are not needed after installation (a bit like .zip folders after unzipping). http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-disk-cleanup-questions And all those error reporting files have only historic value - unless you want to look up what happened in the past. Reports: · Posted 7 years ago Top jd2066 Posts: 3814 This post has been reported. I would recommend against deleting those things. The 'Downloaded Program Files' folder stores downloaded ActiceX controls like Adobe Flash, Sun Java, etc and it's possible you would need to reinstall them if you cleared out that folder. Also I think the 'Windows error reporting' files are using by the 'Problems and Solutions' applet which will sometimes go out and find solutions to problems that are saved so it's helpful. And due to some bugs with the 'Disk Cleanup' I would recommend against using it at all as it doesn't save that much space but can cause many problems if used incorrectly. Reports: · Posted 7 years ago Top cygpup Posts: 62 This post has been reported. WOW - It seems as though I inadvertently asked a contentious question - with 2 replies each with a completely different opinion. Does anyone else have an opinion? Thank you for your opinions. Repo
FACEBOOK GET UPDATES BY EMAIL Enter your email below to get exclusive access to our best articles and tips before everybody else. RSS ALL ARTICLES FEATURES ONLY TRIVIA Search How-To Geek Is It Safe to Delete Everything in Windows' http://www.howtogeek.com/266337/what-should-i-remove-in-disk-cleanup-on-windows/ Disk Cleanup? The Disk Cleanup tool included with Windows can quickly erase various system files and free up disk space. But some things-like "Windows ESD Installation Files" on Windows 10-probably shouldn't be removed. For the most part, the items in Disk Cleanup is safe to delete. But, if your computer isn't running properly, deleting some of these things may prevent you from uninstalling updates, rolling back your operating system, or just troubleshooting a problem, so they're handy to keep around if windows error you have the space. Disk Cleanup 101 RELATED ARTICLE7 Ways To Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows You can launch Disk Cleanup from the Start menu-just search for "Disk Cleanup". It will immediately scan for files it can delete and display a list to you. However, this just shows files you can delete with your current user account's permissions. Assuming you have administrator access to the computer, you'll want to click "Clean Up System Files" to view a complete list of files system queued windows you can delete. To remove a group of files, check it. To keep a group of files, ensure it's unchecked. You'll see the maximum amount of data you can delete at the top of the window, and how much space you'll actually save at the bottom. Click "OK" after you're done selecting data and Disk Cleanup will delete the types of data you want to remove. Windows ESD Installation Files Are Important RELATED ARTICLEEverything You Need to Know About "Reset This PC" in Windows 8 and 10 On Windows 10, there's now a "Windows ESD installation files" option here. Deleting it can free a few gigabytes of hard disk space. This is probably the most important option on the list, as deleting it could cause you problems. These ESD files are used for "resetting your PC" to its factory default settings. If you delete these files, you'll have more disk space-but you won't have the files necessary to reset your PC. You may need to download Windows 10 installation media if you ever want to reset it. We recommend not deleting this, unless you desperately need the few gigabytes in hard disk space. Deleting this will make your life harder if you ever want to use the "reset your PC" feature in the future. Everything Else Disk Cleanup Can Delete RELATED ARTICLEHow to Reduce the Size of Your WinSXS Folder on Windows 7 or 8 So what do all the other options do? We went through