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What is this directory (WinSxS)?

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by powrtoch, 2005/11/29.

  1. 2005/11/29
    powrtoch

    powrtoch Inactive Thread Starter

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    I use WinXP home and woder if anyone knows what 'WinSxS' is? It's a sub-directory of 'Windows' and contains approx 64Gb of folders labelled

    x86_policy... and
    x86_Microsoft Windows...

    What are they, why were they created and can I get rid of them?

    thanks
    Pete
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    My folder is only 11meg..Looks like part of MS updates or hotfixes. I'd leave em alone.

    Are you sure your folder is 64gigs?
     
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    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff

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    mine is 13.1 MB

    WinSxS:
    that dir is where windows stores side-by-side dlls.

    Side-by-side DLLs:
    Permit multiple versions of the same DLL to exist side-by-side. The OS maintains the link between the application and the right DLL, so several DLLs can exist and multiple applications can share them.
     
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    powrtoch

    powrtoch Inactive Thread Starter

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    yeah, my mistake...the folder is 17Mb - I guess that isn't so unusual then? Thanks. :)
     
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    TonyT

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    Not unusual at all, it will grow as 3rd party software gets installed.
     
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