Are $ntuninstall files needed

And if something goes wrong immediately after deletion, can a system restore point resurrect these folders? There is a program to safely remove these folders which also adjust the corresponding registry entry as well. Best tip on which to delete would be any folders that is older than a few weeks, in case a recent update needs rolling back.

Remember: This is a one-way operation. If you remove the Hotfix backup files and the Registry entries, it cannot be undone, unless you back up these items manually. Note this program will let you uninstall as well as remove the backup folder so choose the right option. Comments violating those rules will be removed. Comments that don't add value will be removed, including off-topic or content-free comments, or comments that look even a little bit like spam.

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Not automatically, no. But you could do that manually, I suppose. Happy New Year to all Reply. Leo — Most of my Windows Update Uninstaller folders are located in the path mentioned in this article. Thanks… Reply. You need these files only when a Windows Update fails and you or the OS have to roll back your system. So far I have in my winsys2. Is this correct?

But I don't think CC is capable of detecting folders and folders with wildcards. A discussion always stimulates the braincells!!! INI explanation.

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Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by Erronius Unsolved. I am trying to free up C Drive space on my Inpiron I have deleted programs, emptied the cache, tmp folders.