Windows 10: How do I delete a folder created by mounting the uncompressed install.wim file

A quick background: I was extending my recovery drive for the workaround for the win update error: 0x80070643 Windows 10 KB503444. In the process, I had to restore the RE image. I executed: dism /mount-wim /wimfile:"c:\install.wim" /index:1 /mountdir:c:\mountwim /readonly It created the folder and its associated files. I was able to restore the winre.wim file and everything was great again. I figured that the mountwim folder is just any ol folder with files in it, I could delete it and be done with it. Since I was still in the Admin CMD console, I ranrmdir /s C:\mountwimThe problem is that Win

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Compacting a wim file?

Sorry, no idea where to put this. I just recently learned how to use dism. I use it to slipstream all hotfixes and ie10 ect into an AIO install disc. The problem is, it creates a huge install.wim after 8 index mounts and slipstreams. Considering all 8 images use the same darn wim and files, don't know why it has to increase the wim size by 1gig. Either I need to figure out how to use the same wim.install file for all indexes, or I need to compact the wim file which is now 4gbs with ie10 and all updates to April. Any way to do either?

 

C windows installer folder - Delete?

He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink
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.

 

WIM File

What I see is some kind of Windows Recovery drive or copy of C drive, along with two large .wim files that possibly contain your pictures if the size is about the same as their aggregate size.

TBH Perry I've never seen anything quite this freakish to happen to pictures on a flash stick. I have kept my files on a flash stick before that is also created as bootable installation media or recovery drive and never had them convert. To have them convert to a .wim file which is normally only contains the Windows operating system is perplexing.

However we do know that .wim files can be mounted and have their files extracted. I gave you the steps for this already. So that's what I'd try next.