Everyone thinks that most people have used the software to produce Rubik's Cube, Vista Optimizer or Windows7 Optimizer's system slimming function. Among them, one of the most functions of slimming space is to operate on a folder: WinSXS folder.
you know, in Vista and Windows7 system tray of the Windows directory, there is a file folder named winsxs for the entire Windows directory, this folder will take up more than half of its volume (nearly 3GB Not only that, as the system usage time continues to increase, the size of the winsxs folder will become larger, and I have more 4G now, this is really a piece of meat!
For the system disk space should not have very wealthy friends, this fast, "cellulite" will inevitably slow down the speed of the system. If for this reason only, re-partition the hard disk to make the system disk space bigger, and then reinstall the system, this is really too much trouble! In fact, we can take an easier way to winsxs this A piece of "clam meat" is thrown into the other hard disk partitions, making more unused space for the system disk and allowing the system to run faster. Below, the author will use Windows7 as an example to introduce the specific operation steps to everyone. Vista is similar.
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winsxs winsxs folder is the Windows directory under Vista /Windows7 is a very important folder, inside that folder there are many important components, versions are also very complex, In order to ensure the normal operation of Windows, the files inside are not removable. These folders support mscorwks.dll, and they cannot be loaded without nmscorwks. If you force the deletion, you may only be able to enter Windows in safe mode, and Windows will "hang".
first step: establish the link. First download "PendMoves and MoveFile" from the official, and then extract the downloaded ZIP format compression package named "PendMoves" to the "X:WindowsSystem32" directory (X is the system disk, the same below); then click the menu "Start - Run", then go to Cmd in the pop-up "Run" dialog box and press the "Ctrl+Shift+Enter" shortcut to run Cmd as administrator and open the "Command Prompt" window; the cursor at the last window is executed in turn. the following two commands (each command input must press the enter key a, the same below)
cdWindows
mklink /Xwinsxs.linkwinsxs.moved
Step: Get full control over the winsxs folder. Double-click the "Computer" icon on the desktop, and then navigate to the "X:Windows" directory; then right-click the "winsxs" folder in the directory and select "Properties" to open the "Security" option of the "winsxs Properties" dialog box. Card and click the "Advanced" button on the tab, then switch to the "Owners" tab in the new pop-up "Winsxs Advanced Security Settings" dialog and click the "Edit" button for the tab; In the pop-up dialog box, select the "Administrators" option and check the "Replace sub-containers and object owners" checkbox, and finally click the "OK" button.
The third step: rename and copy files. After performing the first operation in the two DOS command, then execute the following two commands in sequence in the "Command Prompt" window cursor:
movefileX: WindowswinsxsX: Windowswinsxs.movedmovefileX: Windowswinsxs.linkX: Windowswinsxs
the meaning of these two DOS commands are: the: "winsxs" file in the "X Windows" directory folder renamed to "winsxs.moved", will be: "winsxs under the" X Windows "directory .link ". after rename winsxs
complete folder and file renaming work, then restart the system, then" X: winsxs.moved "files" directory under "Windows folder in all The content can be copied to the "Windows, winsxs" directory of a hard disk partition other than the system disk (such as "D: Windowswinsxs").