I know that you cannot safely delete this folder. But is there a way I can move it to another HDD, instead of it residing on my SSD, taking up valuable space? Move it and then tell Win7 where its new location is? Am i reaching out too far?

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The Winsxs folder is not a normal folder and the size shown is deceptive. You should not try to delete files from it or move it. You can read more about it below. The Secret Of Windows Windows 7 Winsxs Folder: http://www.winvistaclub.com/f16.html What is the WINSXS directory and why is it so large? http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2008/09/17/what-is-the-winsxs-directory-in-windows-2008-and-windows-vista-and-why-is-it-so-large.aspx If you're low on space: Free Up Space - Increase Hard Drive Space The following procedure cleans up files associated with your user account. You can also use Disk Cleanup to clean up all the files on your computer. 1. Click the Start button, in the search box, type Disk Cleanup, then click Disk Cleanup. 2. In the Drives list, click the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK. 3. On the Disk Cleanup tab, select the file types you want to delete. Note: To Remove all System Restore Points Except the Most Recent - Click "Clean up System Files" and you will get another tab called More Options. Now click More Options, then click "Clean up" under "System Restore and Shadow Copies" then confirm the deletion. 4. Click OK on the bottom of the Disk Cleanup window and in the message that appears, click Delete files. Reduce the amount of space allocated for System Restore. 1. Start-->Control Panel-->System and Security-->System 2. Next click on the 'System protection' link located in the upper left. 3. In the 'System Properties? window click on the 'System Protection' tab. 4. Locate the 'Protection Settings' box and select/click on the drive letter (usually C:) 5. Now click on the 'Configure' button to change the 'Disk Space Usage' Restore Settings. 6. Move the slider to reduce the amount of disk space System Protection can use (min. 2GB). 7. Click the 'Apply' and then the 'OK' button after you have adjusted the disk space. Uninstall Programs You Don’t Need 1. Click Start, then click Control Panel 2. Click Add/Remove Programs and uninstall programs you don’t want Reduce Pagefile Size 1. Open control panel and choose system and security. 2. Click on system 3. Click on Advanced system settings. 4. Click on advanced tab. 5. In the performance section click on settings. 6. Click on Advanced and choose Change in the Virtual Memory section. 7. Uncheck Automatically Manage Pagefile size 8. Select Custom and enter new size (don't go under 512MB) in both boxes and press Set. 9. Click OK and restart your computer Turn of the Hibernation setting If you don't use hibernation you can turn it off and free up disk space: 1. Start --> All Programs --> Accessories 2. Right click CMD.exe and click "run as admin" 3. type: powercfg -H off 4. Press Enter 5. Exit and restart your computer Have Questions About Installing Windows 7? FAQ - Common Windows 7 Installation Questions & Answers

Hi, According the issue, I want to share the following which can explain what is “winxs”: What is the WINSXS directory in Windows 2008 and Windows Vista and why is it so large? I don’t recommend delete or move the folder, as a work around, you may try the following steps to reduce size of WinSXS: http://boshdirect.com/blogs/tech/how-to-reduce-size-of-winsxs.html Notice: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the links may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.