IuK 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2008 Hi, TuneUp 2008 detects about 450 Mb Windows Update Backups, even CCleaner has cleaned all Windows Hotfixes. These should also be deleted with CCleaner. Kind regards, IuK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedMetal 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2008 TuneUp 2008 will delete them, but it is risky. MrG has talked to Microsoft personally and they agreed to not delete certain hotfixes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTskifreak 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2008 O.o...who..how high up we talking about TwistedMetal...not the man himself Bill Gates, I presume . LOL JK AJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedMetal 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2008 It's the same people you call on them 1-800 numbers for support. They barely speak English and are from India or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDPower 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2008 TuneUp 2008 detects about 450 Mb Windows Update Backups, even CCleaner has cleaned all Windows Hotfixes. A large chunk of that will probably be the $hf_mig$ folder (mine is currently around 270Mb) and I have had major issues caused by deleting that a couple of times in the past, so trust CCleaner to know what it's doing in that regard (or learn the hard way from your own mistakes) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarstenSchuette 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2008 A large chunk of that will probably be the $hf_mig$ folder (mine is currently around 270Mb) and I have had major issues caused by deleting that a couple of times in the past, so trust CCleaner to know what it's doing in that regard (or learn the hard way from your own mistakes) Normally, all $-Directories in Windows folder are temporary and can be deleted without problems. Of course, you cannot uninstall hotfixes. But what about cleaning up the "<windows>\SoftwareDistribution\Download" directory? Carsten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoKenny 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2008 But what about cleaning up the "<windows>\SoftwareDistribution\Download" directory? I agree with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDPower 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2008 Normally, all $-Directories in Windows folder are temporary and can be deleted without problems. Well I had an issue after deleting the $hf_mig$ folder where an update reappeared in Windows Update and couldn't be installed. No matter what I did, and I tried everything, I couldn't install it (or maybe get Windows to recognise it was installed). Ended up reinstalling Windows to fix it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredvries 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 But what about cleaning up the "<windows>\SoftwareDistribution\Download" directory? Like this? [*Windows Update Logs] LangSecRef=3025 DetectFile=%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs Default=False FileKey1=%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs|*.* FileKey2=%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download|*.* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andavari 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 Dial-a-fix will also clean out the Software Distribution folder as well simply by clicking the Flush SoftwareDistribution button. Screenshot: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredvries 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 Which means that CCleaner could safely remove the entire content of SoftwareDistribution... Right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andavari 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2008 I did it a couple of times myself last year using Dial-a-fix and surprise it didn't break anything. The only thing though I don't remember if Dial-a-fix is stopping and starting a service in order to do it, and I'm not sure if Dial-a-fix is wiping the whole folder contents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDPower 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2008 I did it a couple of times myself last year using Dial-a-fix and surprise it didn't break anything. The only thing though I don't remember if Dial-a-fix is stopping and starting a service in order to do it, and I'm not sure if Dial-a-fix is wiping the whole folder contents. I have manually deleted the contents of that folder and the logs folder a few times with no ill effect, though I seem to remember reading a restart may be necessary before next visiting Windows Update. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pwillener 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2008 Well I had an issue after deleting the $hf_mig$ folder where an update reappeared in Windows Update and couldn't be installed. No matter what I did, and I tried everything, I couldn't install it (or maybe get Windows to recognise it was installed). Ended up reinstalling Windows to fix it. The $hf_mig$ folder is needed by MicrosoftUpdate to know what fixes and module versions are installed. If this information is unavailable, MicrosoftUpdate may accidentally overwrite newer modules with older ones. This folder must not be deleted, otherwise MU cannot function correctly any more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
truthseeker 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2008 Well I had an issue after deleting the $hf_mig$ folder where an update reappeared in Windows Update and couldn't be installed. No matter what I did, and I tried everything, I couldn't install it (or maybe get Windows to recognise it was installed). Ended up reinstalling Windows to fix it. If you buy Acronis Trueimage, you never have to reinstall Windows again. In 10 minutes you are up and running again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
