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Is it safe to delete files Under C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Geoffrey Petit | permalink
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My C drive is full and I have gone through the cleanup process several times. I noticed that every day files get added to the C-Drive under C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download. Can I safely
Tags: Windows,Files, Folders, and Online storage,Windows XP
$Is it safe to delete files Under C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download$
For further reading: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-files/is-it-safe-to-delete-files-under/8d98d924-b0b1-4f2b-bb4b-13f38126c588 ^[1]

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Safe to delete "C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download" More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Tyrone Williamson | permalink
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One of our Windows 2003 servers has a fairly small C-partition, which is approaching full. I've had a quick look round using Disktective as to where the space has gone, and a fair bit of it seems t...
$Safe to delete "C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download"$
For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/53266/safe-to-delete-c-windows-softwaredistribution-download ^[2]

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Can I delete files from C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by nickfursps 3 | permalink
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I need to free space on Windows XP SP3. Q1) What system folders can be safely delete in case I don't need to have restore points etc? Q2) Can I delete content from
$Can I delete files from C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download?$
For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/386370/can-i-delete-files-from-c-windows-softwaredistribution-download ^[3]

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How to Remove Windows/SoftwareDistribution Download | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Blake Deuser | permalink
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In an effort to free up hard drive disk space, many computer users are always looking for files that they can safely delete. The Download folder located within the Software Distribution folder of the Windows directory contains the setup files of downloaded and installed applications and Windows updates.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5125651_remove-windowssoftwaredistribution-download.html ^[4]

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Software Distribution folder safe to delete? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Scorpio 3094 | permalink
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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Is the Software Distribution folder safe to delete? It's gigan

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/16865-45-software-distribution-folder-safe-delete ^[5]

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1. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-files/is-it-safe-to-delete-files-under/8d98d924-b0b1-4f2b-bb4b-13f38126c588

2. http://superuser.com/questions/53266/safe-to-delete-c-windows-softwaredistribution-download

3. http://superuser.com/questions/386370/can-i-delete-files-from-c-windows-softwaredistribution-download

4. http://www.ehow.com/how_5125651_remove-windowssoftwaredistribution-download.html

5. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/16865-45-software-distribution-folder-safe-delete