Windows 10: Install.wim file/folder in recovery drive

Discus and support Install.wim file/folder in recovery drive in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; My Laptop is 5 years old & was bought with Win 8.1. Am currently running Windows 10 1909 & all is OK. Can I remove or delete the install.wim... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Caimbeul, Nov 13, 2019.

  1. Caimbeul Win User

    Install.wim file/folder in recovery drive


    My Laptop is 5 years old & was bought with Win 8.1. Am currently running Windows 10 1909 & all is OK. Can I remove or delete the install.wim file/folder dated 2014 (ie pre windows 10) in the recovery drive without harming windows 10 ?

    :)
     
    Caimbeul, Nov 13, 2019
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  2. johnspack Win User

    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?
     
    johnspack, Nov 13, 2019
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  3. difference between windows installiation media and windows recovery drive

    As the name suggests,

    • WIM or installation media is used to install Windows on to the computer.whereas
    • Recovery drive is created to repair your computer in case if it wont start or throw any startup error.
     
    Sumit Dhiman2, Nov 13, 2019
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  4. johnspack Win User

    Install.wim file/folder in recovery drive

    Compacting a wim file?

    Actually it turns out the answer is the dism that comes with Win8. Using the new Export-Image command, and a simple batch file, was able to compress my AIO wim by several hundred mbs.
     
    johnspack, Nov 13, 2019
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