Windows 10: I Can't Delete Old Windows Update Files

I have a laptop that no longer has enough space for Windows updates. It is only used for email and the Internet, so I am happy if it never updates again. The problem is that there are a lot of Windows update files ESD that are eating up the limited space on the hard drive, and they seem to be protected, so I can't delete them. I have already disabled updating and turned off everything I think is involved in adding more of these files, but how do I get rid of them once and for all?

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Only write one number to log file and delete old ones?

Hey,

I'm trying to have some software read from a .text file a number (GPU Temp) but the software will only the first number in a list (Or the first anything)

Is there a way to have to log file delete the previous entries and write the new number in it's place without any headers?


EDIT:

Sorry I'll try again.

I have some webcam software that can read a number (or whatever) from a text file and then it displays the number as an overlay.

See here: http://10.244.193.13:8081/

I was trying to use GPU-z to do this but as it logs as a list the webcam software can't update properly (also it reads the headings of the file and displays them instead)

Is there anyway to alter the logging to only output just the number (GPU Temp) and to delete the old numbers so the new value is the only value in the file.

 

Windows old files deleting

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query at Microsoft community. I will be glad to assist you.

I suggest you follow this steps and check if it helps.

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  Open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Disk Cleanup, and then, in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup.
  
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  If you're prompted to choose a drive, click the drive you just installed Windows on, and then click OK.
  
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  In the Disk Cleanup dialog box, on the Disk Cleanup tab, click Clean up system files.
  
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  If you're again prompted to choose a drive, click the drive you just installed Windows on, and then click OK.
  
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  Select the Previous Windows installation(s) check box, and any other check boxes for the files you want to delete, and then click OK.
  
• 
  In the message that appears, click Delete Files.
  

Hope this helps.

For further assistance, you can post your query in Microsoft Community.

Thank you.

 

Only write one number to log file and delete old ones?

Sorry I'll try again.

I have some webcam software that can read a number (or whatever) from a text file and then it displays the number as an overlay.

See here: http://10.244.193.13:8081/

I was trying to use GPU-z to do this but as it logs as a list the webcam software can't update properly (also it reads the headings of the file and displays them instead)

Is there anyway to alter the logging to only output just the number (GPU Temp) and to delete the old numbers so the new value is the only value in the file.