Why is my Windows 8.1 WinSXS folder taking up so much space?

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I bought a TOSHIBA laptop yesterday with Windows 8.1. I used it for 2 days and Windows folder is using 21 GB more. I tried deleting a bunch of apps from WindowsApps folder and even removed win8 bloatware... Why is the Windows folder growing and how do I save space on my hard drive?

rudolph

Posted 2014-09-26T20:51:27.617

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Question was closed 2014-09-26T21:47:03.093

It more sounds like you are just coming here to vent, not get a problem solved. There is nothing wrong with having that many files in your windows folder. – Scott Chamberlain – 2014-09-26T21:32:56.020

1Until you can give us a reason why this shouldn't be the case then this is not a question. Think about the fact that there is 10+ years of software releases, upgrades and backwards compatibility built into the operating system as well as well as a 32/64 bit binary split which effectively duplicates a lot of system files. – Mokubai – 2014-09-26T21:54:51.003

you can clean it up a bit by removing features you don't need and remove old updates: http://superuser.com/a/594216/174557

– magicandre1981 – 2014-09-27T07:08:59.620

Answers

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The WinSXS growing in folder size is normal. These files will be kept for a time and removed when Windows 8.1 no longer needs them for system restorations or after you uninstall another program.

Sun

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