can you delete ESD folder in win8?

[tommo123]

looks like the setup files for installation (already have a bootable USB installer and ISOs).

it's at c:\ESD

safe to remove? i did a cleanup and it removed a few gigs of stuff from the update from win7 but didn't touch this

 

[mikeymikec]

You could try renaming it first, see whether Windows burps, if it does, boot off DVD and go to the repair console to rename it back.

 

[Ferzerp]

If it's setup info, it would be needed for the automatic re-install functionality.

 

[tommo123]

what the hell is automatic reinstall? that sounds ominous! seriously

 

[Ferzerp]

The option you pick when you've screwed up your computer so much that you want to re-install, but not deal with media, etc.

 

[tommo123]

ah ok. if it was that bad it wouldn't boot anyway.

well, it let me rename it so i'll remove. as i said i have a bootable usb drive and an iso so can repair if needs be,

p.s anyone else get flashbacks to fdisk and the old days when installing newer OS?

 

[mikeymikec]

If by flashback you mean a pleasant nostalgic moment, then no. FDISK was a complete ah heck for anyone who can remember the swings and roundabouts if you specifically wanted a FAT16 or FAT32 partition, the version of FDISK you used, file system limitations, argh. Then there's the pain of having to boot from floppy to make partitions to even start a Win9x install rather than just booting from CD/DVD. The only thing I miss about Win9x is my bloody "Fade to Black" game, that was quite enjoyable

Having said that, I occasionally find a partition structure that Vista/7 can't delete when I want it to. On those occasions I usually reach for say a FreeBSD install disc

 

[Viper GTS]

If by flashback you mean a pleasant nostalgic moment, then no. FDISK was a complete ah heck for anyone who can remember the swings and roundabouts if you specifically wanted a FAT16 or FAT32 partition, the version of FDISK you used, file system limitations, argh. Then there's the pain of having to boot from floppy to make partitions to even start a Win9x install rather than just booting from CD/DVD. The only thing I miss about Win9x is my bloody "Fade to Black" game, that was quite enjoyable

Having said that, I occasionally find a partition structure that Vista/7 can't delete when I want it to. On those occasions I usually reach for say a FreeBSD install disc

Diskpart from a command line is your friend, I've yet to see anything the clean command wouldn't nuke even when the UI wouldn't do it.

Viper GTS

 

[mikeymikec]

Diskpart from a command line is your friend, I've yet to see anything the clean command wouldn't nuke even when the UI wouldn't do it.

Viper GTS

I'll have a play with it the next time I'm in such a fix. It isn't common for the Win7 partition editor to not work, so it might be a while. Thanks for the tip!