Clearing Unwanted Files in C drive on Windows or disk cleanup in Windows server
11:29 PMHere is the few possible ways to clear unwanted files/logs in C Drive instead of increasing disk size in virtual servers or moving page file to other logical drive.
Folder with path
Category
Action taken
C:\temp
Temp Files
Delete
C:\windows\temp\
Temp Files
Delete
C:\windows\Minidump\*.dmp
Memory Dump
Delete
C:\windows\memory.dmp
Patches
Delete
Patch files older than 3 months starting with $NTUninstall in C:\Windows
Patches
Delete
TSM_images folder at c:\
Temp Files
Delete
Older than one day IIS Log files - C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\W3SVC1
Log Files
Compress
IBM Serverraid logs at C:\Program files\IBM\Serverraid manager\
Log Files
Delete
Virus definitions older than 2 days at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\VirusDefs
AV files
Delete
Unknown Accounts of more than 1.5 MB are deleted
Profile
Delete
Security and Apllication Event logs older than 180 days or 90% full - C:\Windows\System32\Config
Log Files
Archive
C:\documents and settings\ all users\Application Data\Symantec\Liveupdate\Downloads
AV files
Delete
Older than one month data at C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download
Patches
Delete
"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\*.VDB"
AV files
Delete
"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\*.WDB"
AV files
Delete
"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\*.IAB"
AV files
Delete
"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\*.IAD"
AV files
Delete
"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\*.IEX"
AV files
Delete
"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\xfer_tmp\*.*"
AV files
Delete
Delete the files in the %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson folder
Memory Dump
Delete
Delete all *. Dat except config.dat file from C:\program files\Common files\Mcafee\engine\oldengine
AV files
Delete
Delete all *. Dat except config.dat file from C:\program files\Common files\network associates\Engine\old engine\old dats
AV files
Delete
Delete followingf files from C:\WINDOWS
Delete
a. kb*.log
Log Files
Delete
b. setup*.log
Log Files
Delete
c. setup*.old
Log Files
Delete
d. setuplog.txt
Log Files
Delete
e. winnt32.log
Log Files
Delete
f. set*.tmp
Temp Files
Delete
Move %Windir%\ServicePackFiles folder to a different volume.
Patches
Move
C:\Program Files\ibm\SCM\client\scripts\win.any.SAPV6\config\jacx.log is this log file is more than 500 MB
Log Files
Delete
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