My Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 server is becoming very full and I'd like to free up some space so I came across the WinSXS folder which is currently taking up 11.0GB also here is some other details:
- Entries since 2009 up to late 2014
- folders dated from 2009 - 2013 equal 8.2 GB
- Attempted Disk Cleanup option but unable to see information populated in "Service Pack Backup Files"
- Ran command dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded and got error message "Service Pack Cleanup can't proceed: No service pack backup files were found.
The operation completed successfully."
Question:
Is it safe to remove these files\folders within especially the older ones? If so, how do we remove these items safely. I've read several forums, and have followed directions but unsuccessful.
Thanks in advance :).