HDD space after service pack update fail

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Hi all,

Last night on my PC, I tried to update the service pack for Win7. Somehow It fails and after that almost 3GB space on system drive (drive C) is missing.

I just want to know, is such case where windows tore unnecessary files in the system? I want to remove those file and increase the HDD space available to install some other required applications.

Thanks

Posted 23-Mar-14 8:46am

CodingLover

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CHill60 · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-23T08:53:00

Try these links for help

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/52ea9931-fd83-4086-a261-2fe1030dc127/unable-to-install-windows-updates-failed-updates-are-consuming-disk-space?forum=winservergen[^]

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/strategies-freeing-disk-space#1TC=windows-7[^]

and

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-performance/windows-update-ate-up-all-my-disk-space/48ecb351-6475-45c8-8685-f08d183e5ecf[^]

Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-23T10:09:00

Solution 2

Windows OS creates restore point[^] before make any upgrade (almost each windows update creates restore point). They can occupy many HDD space.
I often use CCleaner[^] to free space on OS partition.

Posted 23-Mar-14 10:09am

Maciej Los

Updated 23-Mar-14 10:12am

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CodingLover 24-Mar-14 7:04am

Thanks you. As you know, where I can find those folder location used for the windows update?

Maciej Los 24-Mar-14 10:37am

Do not remove data manually! Use recommended tool.

CodingLover 25-Mar-14 0:16am

Sure! And thanks :)

Maciej Los 25-Mar-14 2:57am

You're welcome ;)
It would be nice to see all avalible answers as a solutions. Please, use green button to accept Solution1 and/or Solution2.

CodingLover 27-Mar-14 1:57am

Sure, I'll do that. Once I done with this I'll do it :)