To create the target directory from the command promptĬ:\>junction C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution "D:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution" In this example the software distribution folder will be redirected from C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution to the D:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution Type rename c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution softwaredistribution.old and press enter Stopping the Windows Update Service and renaming the folder Terms symbolic link and junction interchangeably in this post. Using the Microsoft Junction Tool found on the Systernals site createĪ symbolic link to another hard drive or partition. You can do to move this folder from the C drive. Major source of bloat and Microsoft support has said there is nothing The software distribution folder used by windows updates is a You have a server with an 8 GB system partition and it keeps filling Entry is appended below with some formatting modifications: REDIRECTING UPDATES AND THE SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION FOLDER USING JUNCTION TO ANOTHER HARD DRIVE It works wonders for getting a server install running off of a space restricted EEEpc.įor more information on mklink: directory junction vs directory symbolic link?įor a step by step guide regarding specifically the patches directory, try this blog. You can also use the built in mklink command, but junction works on older versions of windows and can be standardized against in automated deployment scripts. I've used ' junction' by sysinternals to redirect folders like the software distribution directory, or windows search.
Lastly, it would be nice to get an idea of what drive size you use for c:\ for whatever version of Windows you use. What other things can be done to clean up your server and free up space?
? (not sure what this idea is) "Microsoft provide the built-in tool – “Compln.exe” can only be used to clean Service Pack, such as (RTM and Use mount point to mount an additional drive. ( C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\WindowsĬompress folders to save disk space and use disk cleanup Move the Windows Search Service Database. Considering that we have 100's of windows servers, this scattering of patches is consuming at significant amount of space on our SAN (these windows servers are in VMWare).Ĭan you tell me what I can do, besides the list below, to clean up space on the C:\ drive? I'm hoping that you may have more insight than the recommendation I received.ĭon’t set your Virtual Memory pagefile.sys on C drive.(Systemĭon’t set your temporary Internet files on C drive.(Internet I'm told by Microsoft PSS Support that it is unwise to simply delete the compressed uninstall directories within the \Windows directories. I have a c:\ on a server that is filling up, most likely due to the accumulation of patches over the years.
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