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Cleanup C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs

Anonymous
2022-10-15T18:14:30+00:00

Hi,

Please confirm if it safe to manually right click and delete the Archive-Security~.evtx files located at C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs using Windows 10 Enterprise. A yes or no will suffice and if no please assist with how they can be removed because they take up 211GB.

Please note I only want to delete the Archive-Security files from this folder nothing else.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-10-15T19:01:18+00:00

    Hi Lloyd, my name is Jose. I'm a Windows user like you. I'm glad to assist you with this question.

    Yes, it is secure to delete archive events logs.

    If you need anything else please let me know.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-10-15T19:45:56+00:00

    Thank you Jose.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-10-15T18:16:01+00:00

    Referring to these archive files

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