Windows 10: "Driver" folder taking up 30 gigs on my C Drive, is it safe to delete?

Discus and support "Driver" folder taking up 30 gigs on my C Drive, is it safe to delete? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; [ATTACH] Been wondering why there's only 3 gigs of space left on my C drive, decided to download a disk analyzer and found this.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/HeyOnia, Jan 2, 2021.

  1. /U/HEYONIA
    /u/HeyOnia Win User

    "Driver" folder taking up 30 gigs on my C Drive, is it safe to delete?


    "Driver" folder taking up 30 gigs on my C Drive, is it safe to delete? 26XcZ_6Iqvd8xAteR3NBoOSfYQw6AmytVOD1w4SA50M.jpg

    Been wondering why there's only 3 gigs of space left on my C drive, decided to download a disk analyzer and found this.



    https://preview.redd.it/fjpzj592tv8...bp&s=1c242fa4aae0b2d236fe8f707f37600a2ee427d0

    Initially thought that windows stores my drivers in there but once I took a look inside there were 2 folders inside



    https://preview.redd.it/ad6vn7q9tv8...bp&s=d837f9b0c8523ef8fc2c40af2c4d5832f15ef30d



    Decided to look up both and it seems to be some kinda automatic driver installer, don't know how it got there but the previous owner probably installed it themselves.

    SDI - Snappy Driver Installer

    DriverPack - Driver installer or something.



    Are these safe to remove?

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    :)
     
    /u/HeyOnia, Jan 2, 2021
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  2. BONDEXTREME
    BondExtreme Win User

    C windows installer folder - Delete?

    So I personally don't have any problems with this folder at the moment but one of my friends is wondering if it's safe to delete everything in that folder since he is trying to free up some space on his hard drive. Thanks!
     
    BondExtreme, Jan 2, 2021
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  3. ANUSHA
    Anusha Win User
    C windows installer folder - Delete?

    He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink "Driver" folder taking up 30 gigs on my C Drive, is it safe to delete? ;)
    Better try it out in a virtual of first. Just a suggestion.

    Like:
    First move everything in c:\windows\installer to d:\installercache
    Then delete c:\windows\installer folder
    Then type this in command mode as admin
    mklink /d c:\windows\installer d:\installercache

    Removing those installer files is a bad idea. it might prevent you from updating or uninstalling apps.
     
    Anusha, Jan 2, 2021
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  4. OLI_RAMSAY
    oli_ramsay Win User

    "Driver" folder taking up 30 gigs on my C Drive, is it safe to delete?

    Trouble deleting a folder

    Thanks for the suggestion but it says "delete folder failed for E:\....." for each folder I try.

    *Confused "Driver" folder taking up 30 gigs on my C Drive, is it safe to delete? :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well "Driver" folder taking up 30 gigs on my C Drive, is it safe to delete? :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Jan 2, 2021
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