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I just installed Cygwin with no problems (I hope!) Now there is a directory
http%3a%2f%2fcygwin.mirror.constant.com%2f
sitting in my download folder taking about 18.5 Gigabyte of my disk space. Can I get rid of it? And if yes, why doesn't cygwin installation leaves it there?
farid
Posted 2018-05-28T19:00:09.363
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Yes, you can remove it.
The installation leaves it there as it is a copy of the installation files and you chose to do a local install.
Presumably you also chose to install everything:
Q: How do I install everything?
A: You do not want to do this! This will install an enormous number of packages that you will never use, including debuginfo and source for every package.
If you really must do this, clicking on the "Default" label next to the "All" category to change it to "Install" will mark every Cygwin package for installation. Be advised that this will download and install tens of gigabytes of files to your computer.
Source Cygwin Installation
DavidPostill
Posted 2018-05-28T19:00:09.363
Reputation: 118 938