Cleanup Update doesn't appear. Can't clean WinSxS

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Cleanup Update doesn't appear. Can't clean WinSxS

Sergi Díaz Ruiz 240

Morning!!

How can I clean WinSxS folder? I try with DISM.exe, clean disk etc...

Complete the command but never clean WinSxS.. Always have the same space free..

Why the cleanup never works?

TIA!!

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MotoX80 36,401

What are you looking at to determine that there is anything to clean up?

On my Win11 laptop I have seen where cleanmgr would report that there was Windows Update Cleanup available, but for whatever reason it would not clean that. I tried multiple times but it still showed. I just let it go. Some months later, after applying Windows Updates, I noticed that this went away. Some updates are what I would call the equivalent of the old service packs or maybe call it an OS update, and one of them fixed my cleanup issue.

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Does DISM report "Component Store Cleanup Recommended : Yes"?

C:\Utils>Dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /AnalyzeComponentstore

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.22621.1

Image Version: 10.0.22621.1555

[===========================99.4%========================= ]

Component Store (WinSxS) information:

Windows Explorer Reported Size of Component Store : 9.09 GB

Actual Size of Component Store : 8.82 GB

    Shared with Windows : 5.89 GB
    Backups and Disabled Features : 2.44 GB
    Cache and Temporary Data : 489.75 MB

Date of Last Cleanup : 2023-04-25 20:53:57

Number of Reclaimable Packages : 0
Component Store Cleanup Recommended : No

The operation completed successfully.

If it does, what does "Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup" report? Any errors?

Sergi Díaz Ruiz 240 Reputation points

2023-05-07T08:05:18.79+00:00

Morning!

I'm looking in WinSxS..

Yes DISM recommend me clean components:

I have no errors, but doesn't clean:

It's missing:
MotoX80 36,401 Reputation points

2023-05-07T15:22:36.9333333+00:00

If you have already run Windows Update cleanup, then cleanmgr will not show that option because there is nothing to clean up.

On my Win 10 test VM (Image Version: 10.0.19045.2913) I ran cleanmgr followed by DISM. Here are how many files are in WINsxs.

Start 73,588

After cleanmgr 68,604

Dism.exe /resetbase 68,303

So are you saying that after you run "dism /resetbase" that "dism /AnalyzeComponentstore" still reports that "Component Store Cleanup Recommended" shows "yes"?

How many files are in WINsxs?

Are you having a problem where you are running out of disk space or Windows Updates are failing to install?
Sergi Díaz Ruiz 240 Reputation points

2023-05-08T08:50:34.41+00:00

Morning!

I have 13.587 files in WinSxS, but take arround 6Gb...

I never run windows update clkeanup because not showed.

What command do you use to resetdatabase ?

My problem is with space of disk... I have low space and all it's take of OS and WinSxS..

Updates rok fine.

Regards

Answer 2

I have 13.587 files in WinSxS, but take arround 6Gb...

Sounds about right. My Win10 Pro VM is using close to 7 gig.

I never run windows update clkeanup because not showed.

I have no way of knowing what is happening on your pc.

What command do you use to resetdatabase ?

No, you ran that command. In the image you shared you ran "dism startcomponentcleanup" twice, the second time with the /ResetBase switch.

My problem is with space of disk... I have low space and all it's take of OS and WinSxS..

I don't think that winsxs is your problem. Download and run Treesize Free and analyze disk space usage.

https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free

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