The file will be recreated when you reboot the system.
You can safely delete this file without any fear of it damaging anything on the server as this file is just for caching. It the file grows out of control, let’s say it occupies several GBs space. The file will naturally grow and shrink in size as various servicingĪctions take place against the machine and are satisfied. Once it's used it will no longer work on the same installation.īlobs.bin file which is located at \Windows\winsxs\ManifestCache\blobs.bin is used as a caching mechanism for servicing operations that are set to happen against the system. *Note: After you use this cleanup tool, you will no longer be able to remove the Service Pack, should any problems occur. Windows Server 2008 SP2, please use Cmpcln.exe Windows Server 2008 SP1, please use Vsp1cln.exe tool to clean up the space. Uninstall unnecessary applications if possible In order to reduce the size of Winsxs folder, please try the methods below.ġ. Tools (DIR and Explorer) to measure disk space used, which is why the Winsxs folder can grow that big.
Lives in the Windows\System32, and it will be counted twice (or more) when simply looking at the individual directories from Windows Explorer.” That means, in reality it doesn’t actually consume as much disk space as it appears when using the built-in “hard link” to the physical files elsewhere on the system-meaning that the files are not actually in this directory.įor instance in the WinSxS there might be a file called advapi32.dll that takes up >700K however what’s being reported is a hard link to the actual file that In practice, nearly every file in the WinSxS directory is a The Winsxs folder it the component store in the operating system.
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