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But on the server where it is taking up over 5GB of space, the 'Installer' folder IS visible inside Windows Explorer. What's even stranger, is that though this folder exists on ALL my servers, and every other server has less than a GB of data in this folder, the folder is not visible at all in Windows Explorer (even with hidden and system files set to visible).

It is taking up more space than all the other folders in the Windows path! But only one of my servers is displaying this behavior. My C:\Windows\Installer folder is filling up with files and folders. Type "LINKD /? | more" if you need to see all the help text Usage of arbitrary Unicode characters is not supported. When the target name does not resolve to a directory or a device, open calls fail.Īll characters in both the Source and Destination names must be in the ASCII character set. The destination (the target of the link) can be any valid directory name or device name or valid object name in Windows 2000. The Source directory must reside on a disk formatted with NTFS in Windows 2000. LINKD grafts (links) the target name directly into the name space at Source, so that Source subsequently acts as a name space junction. Source /D - Deletes Source, regardless of whether a link exists at Windows 2000 device or any valid Windows 2000 name Source Destination - Links source directory to Destination directory or a Source - Displays the Windows 2000 name targeted by Source Links an NTFS directory to a target valid object name in Windows 2000.

You can add space to your disk or partition by using the command linkd (Windows Resource Kit) :Ĭ:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools>linkd I know it doesn't solve the problem but it can help.