Windows 7: Can files located in C:\Windows\Installer be deleted?

windows-7 installer

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You can safely compress C:\Windows\Installer if you want to.

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rzlines

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Updated on September 17, 2022

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rzlines over 1 year

The folder (C:\Windows\Installer) on my Windows 7 installation holds 1GB of installers are these necessary or can these be deleted ? If so are there any other places where Windows 7 saves the installers which are used to install files and can they be removed ?
- Admin over 14 years
  
  well it does matter if my C drive is collecting clutter unnecessarily I just needed to know if those were necessary files or not
- Admin about 12 years
  
  1 GB really is a lot when it's actually 9 GB (as it is on my machine), and your boot volume is an SSD with only 112 GB capacity...
Admin almost 14 years

Stay clear of that tool if you really don't need it, see superuser.com/questions/173981/… why...
Admin over 12 years

This utility doesn't work for Windows 7. I am unable to find the latest version that works for Windows 7. I've tried 2 downloaded versions already.
MacGyver over 12 years

if you do, will the uninstall or repair options still work in Programs and Features in Windows 7?
Admin over 12 years

@Mr.MacGyver: Did you run it as administrator? Because it works for me, even on Windows 8...
Admin over 12 years

probably not.. I'll try that.
Admin about 12 years

I also found this won't work for Windows 7, and I can't find any way to address this for Windows 7. I have that folder taking up 9 GB of my 112 GB SSD boot volume - vexing.
Tamara Wijsman about 12 years

@Mr.MacGyver: Yes, they will.