Windows 10: How do I delete files taking up 180 GB of space in Program Files>WindowsApps

Discus and support How do I delete files taking up 180 GB of space in Program Files>WindowsApps in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Windows will not give me permission no matter what I try.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by WyattCampbell, Dec 4, 2020.

  1. WYATTCAMPBELL
    WyattCampbell Win User

    How do I delete files taking up 180 GB of space in Program Files>WindowsApps


    Windows will not give me permission no matter what I try.

    :)
     
    WyattCampbell, Dec 4, 2020
    #1
  2. RUBPA
    rubpa Win User

    Unnecessary apps in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps

    I see a lots of versions of the same app in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps. These are apps that I don't even have installed. Overall they are taking up about 10GB.

    1. How can I remove these apps completely?
    2. Or can I keep only the most recent version?

    The storage sense
    suggested here     or disk cleanup of system files has not helped.

    Here is the log of some of the unnecessary apps with sizes in MB

    Code:
    1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.24.2401.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

86M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.24.2401.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.24.2401.1000_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

54M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.24.2401.1000_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2500.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

83M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2500.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2503.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2503.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2504.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2504.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2505.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2505.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2600.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

85M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2600.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2601.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

85M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2601.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2603.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

85M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2603.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2700.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2700.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2701.0_neutral_split.scale-125_ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2701.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2701.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2702.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

236M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2702.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2703.0_neutral_split.scale-100_ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2703.0_neutral_split.scale-125_ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2703.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

234M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2703.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

67M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/89006A2E.AutodeskSketchBook_1.8.5.0_x64__tf1gferkr813w

559M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.3.0.7_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

532M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.4.0.12_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

531M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.4.1.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

531M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.4.2.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

562M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.5.0.8_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

563M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.5.1.2_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

570M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.6.0.9_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

569M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.6.1.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

583M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.7.0.8_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

15M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.7.1.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

185M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.5.0.11_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

142M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.6.0.11_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

141M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.6.1.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

142M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.6.2.3_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

143M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.7.0.7_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

150M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.8.0.13_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

185M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1340.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

167M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1340.5.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

167M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1341.1.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

170M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1360.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

173M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1371.1.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

181M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1380.6.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

178M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1390.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

181M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1400.5.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

186M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1410.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

186M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1411.1.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

186M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1420.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

189M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1430.6.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

191M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1440.2.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

191M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1440.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

137M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1440.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

189M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1450.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

189M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1450.5.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

192M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1461.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

192M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1461.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32
     
    rubpa, Dec 4, 2020
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  3. KBD
    KBD Win User
    Plz recomend program to recover deleted files.

    Let me try what you guys suggested, i am willing to pay for the program to get the files back.
     
    KBD, Dec 4, 2020
    #3
  4. RAMESH SRINIVASAN
    Ramesh Srinivasan Win User

    How do I delete files taking up 180 GB of space in Program Files>WindowsApps

    Deleted Windows Store files from "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps"

    You may try recovering the folder from Volume Shadow Copy snapshot. Use
    System Restore Explorer     or
    ShadowCopyView     for that.

    Note: If you're using ShadowCopyView, it may not list the hidden folder in the program's lower pane list box. You need to type the following path directly.

    \Program Files\WindowsApps

    Or mount/browse the folder in Explorer.
     
    Ramesh Srinivasan, Dec 4, 2020
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