Shell32.dll big files in c:\Windows\sysWOW64 folder
I had difficulties to update my Windows Vista 64. Windows installation failures. Windows Update failure. Cannot install .NET 4. When I was finally able to solve these problems, I noticed that my drive 1 t is almost full. View all the files in the disk space Explorer discovered 25 files of xxxxxxx shell32.dll from 3G to 22G in size in the C:\windows\syswow64\ folder. (see photo)
1. what could cause these large files.
2. can I remove them? If so, how
Hi Dennis,
I apologize for the delay in responding. These files could be temporary files created during the installation of the updates. However, it is strange that these files are about 4 GB in size. I suggest to run Disk Cleanup, restart your PC and check if the files still exist. See this article for more information about Disk Cleanup:
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