Can delete c windows installer patchcache managed install#
Inconvenient, yeah but I don't often install stuff and it's a lot better than having a whole ton of space on my hard drive wasted. 4 The general inability to handle multi disk installations of windows Richards problem. Do not, under any circumstances, delete anything out of C: Windows Installer doing so may cause serious problems in the future that necessitate a reinstallation of Windows. C Windows Installer Patchcache Managed Delete CookiesBuild something designed so any idiot can use, you will get something only an idiot will use. I had something similar on my computer, I just deleted it and install things from the original disk every time it asks me now. Warnings Only files in the C: Windows Installer PatchCache directory, called the baseline cache, are safe to delete. Im trying to automate this procedure in ps: Stop-Service msiserver Remove-item C: Windows Installer PatchCache Managed -recurse -force Start-Service.
I think it should be safe to remove the files, provided you're able to download them again in future if they're needed or if you have access to your original install disks. If you have the drive space it is recommended that you keep the baseline caches available. by removing the baseline cache for a product, future repair, patch install, and patch uninstall scenarios may require your original installation media. It is this baseline cache that consumes a lot of drive space on the system drive after installing The baseline cache facilitates patch uninstall by storing the original files so that they can be copied back to the target locations. cause the Windows Installer service to cache any of the. c: c:config.msi msi File windowsinstallerpatchcachemanaged. cause the Windows Installer service to cache any of the original files being replaced into the baseline cache. Heath Stewarts The Patch Cache and Freeing Space on MSDN blogs explains in detail. c:windowssystem32msiexec.exe ChildOf Created Deleted Deleted Deleted Deleted. Heath Stewart's The Patch Cache and Freeing Space on MSDN blogs explains in detail.