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DeliveryOptimization folder - why is it there?

Anonymous
2018-03-08T15:01:36+00:00

Hi,

I noticed a couple of weeks back that a DeliveryOptimization folder appeared in the root of my data drive. I've made no changes to my Windows Update configuration and don't use the Delivery Optimization feature.

I can delete the folder but it reappears with seemingly no pattern.

Why is this folder appearing? Can I remove it permanently?

If not - can I move it to another drive?

Many thanks,

Sean

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-09T09:59:14+00:00

    Also, according to the Microsoft information about this folder it should, by default, be placed on my %SYSTEMDRIVE% but for some reason it appears on my DATA drive....

    Modify Cache Drive

    This setting allows for an alternate Delivery Optimization cache location on the clients. By default, the cache is stored on the operating system drive through the %SYSTEMDRIVE% environment variable. You can set the value to an environment variable (e.g., %SYSTEMDRIVE%), a drive letter (e.g., D:), or a folder path (e.g., D:\DOCache).

    GPO information

    The update process in Windows 10 and Server 2016 is nowhere near as reliable, speedy and efficient as that on previous Windows OSs so I assume I'll just have to add this issue to the long list of others.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-08T20:54:33+00:00

    Hi Sean,

    The DeliveryOptimization folder reappears everytime an update is installed. It is advisable to move it to another drive instead of deleting it. For more details, kindly refer to the post of Anish A Kumar on this link.

    Get back to us if you need further assistance.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-03-09T09:52:44+00:00

    Hi,

    Why has this suddenly appeared? Updates were being applied without this folder until a few weeks ago.

    I assume that the update process has changed.

    Many thanks,

    Sean

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