Timeline for Can I delete the folder C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\?
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| Feb 4, 2019 at 1:02 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| May 28, 2018 at 7:55 | answer | added | 0xA3 | timeline score: 43 | |
| Mar 24, 2018 at 8:00 | history | edited | Dmitry Grigoryev |
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| Jul 29, 2017 at 8:14 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/super_user/status/891210325860773888 | ||
| Jun 3, 2017 at 11:00 | comment | added | SDsolar | See my answer below. After uninstalling Visual Studio it had left this directory behind. I deleted it and have had no problems. In my answer I say YES is the answer. | |
| Jun 3, 2017 at 10:58 | answer | added | SDsolar | timeline score: 12 | |
| Dec 23, 2016 at 7:45 | history | edited | Scott - Слава Україні | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S Dec 23, 2016 at 7:43 | history | suggested | Alexander O'Mara | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 12, 2014 at 19:36 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| Feb 17, 2014 at 1:12 | vote | accept | Ben L | ||
| Feb 16, 2014 at 0:28 | comment | added | Flak DiNenno | @BenL Good point. I've added some detail and a link from Microsoft that definitely recommends that you DO NOT delete the folder and why. | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 16:12 | comment | added | Ben L | @FlakDiNenno I like your workaround. But the question is about if it's safe to delete, not if it's safe to mount or offline. | |
| Feb 2, 2014 at 15:09 | comment | added | Flak DiNenno | @BenL even though I understand when you say "I can't really test my original scenario but I recall that everything uninstalled fine. Since there are several people saying they have had issues, I've revoked the accepted answer." I think my answer below (the most popular one so far) allows anyone, in any case, to work around the issue by moving and pointing the folder to a drive with more space. It will even work with offline media. So, you can simply remount/insert your archive DVD/reconnect your external drive, if that's where you move this too, at the time of uninstall, repairs, etc. | |
| Nov 13, 2013 at 23:47 | comment | added | Ben L | I can't really test my original scenario but I recall that everything uninstalled fine. Since there are several people saying they have had issues, I've revoked the accepted answer. Keep in mind that I was using 2012 RC. | |
| Jul 7, 2013 at 0:27 | answer | added | Jonathan Baldwin | timeline score: 27 | |
| May 19, 2013 at 0:58 | answer | added | ahjzysq | timeline score: 17 | |
| Jan 19, 2013 at 15:36 | answer | added | kinokijuf | timeline score: 9 | |
| Jan 19, 2013 at 15:34 | answer | added | Flak DiNenno | timeline score: 447 | |
| Nov 16, 2012 at 11:26 | answer | added | Claudio Valerio | timeline score: 54 | |
| Sep 25, 2012 at 13:17 | vote | accept | Ben L | ||
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| Sep 24, 2012 at 21:03 | answer | added | Johan Svensson | timeline score: 14 | |
| Aug 4, 2012 at 15:49 | answer | added | Prahlad Yeri | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 4, 2012 at 14:42 | history | edited | Oliver Salzburg | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 4, 2012 at 3:13 | comment | added | Jon | I would suggest against anything that's more than 50MB in size, it's used for something. Try moving them to your desktop or something, running it, and if it crashes, move them back. | |
| Jul 31, 2012 at 14:47 | history | asked | Ben L | CC BY-SA 3.0 |