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@lotsofpulp LOL. Windows is not 50GB, the full install ISO supporting all editions is 3.5GB, and installed it takes roughly twice that (varies a bit by edition

@lotsofpulp LOL. Windows is not 50GB, the full install ISO supporting all editions is 3.5GB, and installed it takes roughly twice that (varies a bit by edition and optional components you install). By default it helps conserve bandwidth by downloading updates once and sharing among other machines on your network.

lotsofpulp 10y ago
My current Windows installation is 53.6GB, with 29.5GB in a folder called Installer, and 12.9GB in a folder called System32, and 6.1GB in a folder called WinSxS. I have similarly bloated Windows directories in other computers. It also shouldn't be my problem to Google how to delete defunct Windows system files or whatnot. Also, the default setting is for Windows to use your bandwidth to share their system files or update files to other windows computers anywhere in the world. Not just your network. So it is in effect, using extra upload bandwidth that you would have otherwise not used. In fact, you have to set your connection to metered for this to be disabled.
- BrandonLive 10y ago
  This is not an accurate way to measure the size of Windows as most of those folders contain no files, just hard links. There is no reason for you to have to worry about deleting "defunct system files", the OS handles this just fine on its own. You do not have to set your connection to metered to disable P2P updates, there's a setting just for that, and there's really no reason to disable it in the first place.
  - lotsofpulp 10y ago
    As an end user, all I'm interested in is measuring how much of the storage I can use for things other than the operating system. There should be no need for me to touch my Windows folder at any point. Obviously, if I have 50GB+ in Windows, then the OS is NOT handling this just fine on its own. I disabled sharing my bandwidth because I feel like it was not in good faith of Microsoft to make it a hidden default, and it should have been an explicit opt in to do that. That and the constant nagging for Windows 10, and hidden reinstallations of windows updates that I had uninstalled to prevent the nagging indicate a lack of respect that I don't appreciate as a customer.

lotsofpulp 10y ago

My current Windows installation is 53.6GB, with 29.5GB in a folder called Installer, and 12.9GB in a folder called System32, and 6.1GB in a folder called WinSxS. I have similarly bloated Windows directories in other computers. It also shouldn't be my problem to Google how to delete defunct Windows system files or whatnot. Also, the default setting is for Windows to use your bandwidth to share their system files or update files to other windows computers anywhere in the world. Not just your network. So it is in effect, using extra upload bandwidth that you would have otherwise not used. In fact, you have to set your connection to metered for this to be disabled.

BrandonLive 10y ago
This is not an accurate way to measure the size of Windows as most of those folders contain no files, just hard links. There is no reason for you to have to worry about deleting "defunct system files", the OS handles this just fine on its own. You do not have to set your connection to metered to disable P2P updates, there's a setting just for that, and there's really no reason to disable it in the first place.
- lotsofpulp 10y ago
  As an end user, all I'm interested in is measuring how much of the storage I can use for things other than the operating system. There should be no need for me to touch my Windows folder at any point. Obviously, if I have 50GB+ in Windows, then the OS is NOT handling this just fine on its own. I disabled sharing my bandwidth because I feel like it was not in good faith of Microsoft to make it a hidden default, and it should have been an explicit opt in to do that. That and the constant nagging for Windows 10, and hidden reinstallations of windows updates that I had uninstalled to prevent the nagging indicate a lack of respect that I don't appreciate as a customer.