WSUS Content. What can I remove?

Vans · 2 Jun 2008 at 11:06

hi we are using WSUS and the WSUScontent folder is now at 8GB. Its the folder that has folders in it listed 00 to FF.

I take it these are the respective updates, but with the recent SP3 now downloaded through WSUS what if anything can I delete as the folder is reaching 8GB?

Thanks

paradigm · 2 Jun 2008 at 11:34

Try running the wsus debug tool to purge un-needed, superceeded, and corrupt update files:

WsusDebugTool.exe /Tool

urgeUnneededFiles

From a command line.

You can download it HERE.

Vans · 2 Jun 2008 at 15:38

Thank you

paradigm · 2 Jun 2008 at 16:15

By the way, 8GB is small

Mine is at 33.9GB

Dangerous · 2 Jun 2008 at 16:47

53GB here

I'll run that now and see if it goes down

paradigm · 2 Jun 2008 at 16:50

Mine was around that point before doing a purge!

Dangerous · 2 Jun 2008 at 16:56

47.9GB

Ah well there is enough room for my GSM Text message server DB now

L33 · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:07

If you're running WSUS 3 you can run the cleanup tool from the MMC interface rather than the debug tool - I found it did a better job. Its under options somewhere... Give you options of removing unneeded/outdated/superseeded updates etc etc

Vans · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:30

oh yeah. Thats much better. From 8.8Gb down to 3Gb.

Took a while though. Thank you

paradigm · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:39

3GB? What are you set to recieve :confused:

I Don't think 3GB is enough to even update the s2003 server that WSUS would be sat on :/

quackers · 2 Jun 2008 at 22:54

Excellent link to the tool paradigm, i'll have a go of that tomorrow. I noticed today my wsus content folder is 50 odd gb