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techtard · May 4, 2012, 02:49 AM

There is a folder in Windows 7 where all the patches from Windows Update goes. You can delete these to save space.
In fact, there are instructions regarding how to do exactly that in some of the better Windows 7 SSD optimization guides.

Windows Update download cache : C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download
Delete that to free up space.

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May 4, 2012, 02:49 AM	#10
techtard Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 773 (0.57/day) Thanks: 113 Thanked 172 Times in 125 Posts System Specs	There is a folder in Windows 7 where all the patches from Windows Update goes. You can delete these to save space. In fact, there are instructions regarding how to do exactly that in some of the better Windows 7 SSD optimization guides. Windows Update download cache : C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download Delete that to free up space.