6.6 Branches of Windows
✅ C:/ProgramFiles, c:/ProgramFiles x86
- for storing applications
- if lower than 4GB,
x86 - ⚠️ you cannot delete the files manually ❌
- you need to use
CCleaner tool: piriform.com/ccleaner
✅ C:/Windows/System32
- ⚠️
/System32is forbidden to delete anything manually ❌ - many things are hidden
- full of libraries,
dllfiles dll files: for setting the system
✅ C:/Pagefile.sys
✅ C:/Sustem Volume Information
✅ C:/Windows/WinSxS
- should also not be modified
- ⚠️ should not deleting anything from this folder ❌
- contains
dll files, libraries from previous versions - even if the libraries are old, they are linked with the new libraries
- do not delete!
- if you need to clean this folder, use
CCleaner tool
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