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what is the Panther directory in windows? do i need this directory, or can i delete it? i am running windows 7.
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Hi,
Thank you for the post.
Windows Vista and 7 setup log files are located in different locations on the hard disk. The Panther directory is one of them.
If you performed an upgrade installation of Windows the Panther folder can easily fill up multiple gigabytes. Deleting (or renaming it at first) showed no negative effects.
C:\Windows\Panther directory is used during the installation of Windows.
You can also refer to:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927521
Hope this helps.
Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
You do not need Panther directory, go ahead and delete it.
I'm wary of this advice (to delete C:\Windows\Panther): After a recent and problematic Windows 10 installation, I find that this path contains my Program Files folder.
I deleted it from my Surface Pro 4 yesterday and nothing went wrong. It does nothing.
Never delete anything in WINDOWS folder.
