Hello,
So I have a Windows Server 2012 with Exchange 2013 installed on it. It's part of a domain with 6 other servers. All but one is Server 2012. They have 2 DC's, 1 File, 1 SQL, one TS, and a proprietary server for one of their applications. The SQL is the only one not 2012, it's 2008 R2. The File server is also used to managed WSUS.
Anyway, over the last several months the WinSXS folder has be getting larger and larger on the C drive of the Exchange server. They're down to under 7 gb on the drive, and the WinSXS as I mentioned in the title is at about 13 gb right now. There is basically nothing but the required Windows files on the drive, everything else is stored on a separate partition. I have done a ton of reading, and find a lot of mixed suggestions, but generally it seems like everyone agrees it's a bad idea to delete anything from this folder.
I'm hoping maybe someone hear can give me a better answer, or some way to shrink the folder up at least. The only thing I've been able to do so far is occasionaly a Disk Cleanup with free up a 1 or 2 gigs but nothing more than that. So any suggestions that won't just completely brick the server would be greatly appreciated. And Please let me know if you need anymore information.