WSUS Configuration: Don't save updates locally - Question

I have a WSUS server with disk space problems.

It is saving locally the updates, but I've changed the configuration in
order to not save locally the updates, telling my clients to download
from Microsoft Update.

I've noticed that WSUS doesn't delete the files saved in the disk
(folder Wsuscontent)... ¿can I delete the content of folder Wsuscontent
or can I make some trouble?

I think the info needed from WSUS to work must be only in SQL Server
from now, and the files that remain in folders can be deleted, doesn't it?

Thanks

(cross-post added to WSUS)
""Isidro M. Pérez"" <isidro.perez@uma.es> wrote in message news:OBusS$bsIHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have a WSUS server with disk space problems.
>
> It is saving locally the updates, but I've changed the configuration in order to not save locally the updates, telling my clients
> to download from Microsoft Update.
>
> I've noticed that WSUS doesn't delete the files saved in the disk (folder Wsuscontent)... ¿can I delete the content of folder
> Wsuscontent or can I make some trouble?
>
> I think the info needed from WSUS to work must be only in SQL Server from now, and the files that remain in folders can be
> deleted, doesn't it?


Why do you think SQL Server is involved?

BTW forwarding this to a more relevant newsgroup.


>
> Thanks

"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
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> ""Isidro M. Pérez"" <isidro.perez@uma.es> wrote in message
> news:OBusS$bsIHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I have a WSUS server with disk space problems.
>>
>> It is saving locally the updates, but I've changed the configuration in
>> order to not save locally the updates, telling my clients to download
>> from Microsoft Update.
>>
>> I've noticed that WSUS doesn't delete the files saved in the disk (folder
>> Wsuscontent)... ¿can I delete the content of folder Wsuscontent or can I
>> make some trouble?

You can, although my recommendation would be to use the Server Cleanup
Wizard.

Also, before you go zapping content, you'll want to confirm there are no
client systems that still have pending downloads from the WSUS Server.



>> I think the info needed from WSUS to work must be only in SQL Server from
>> now, and the files that remain in folders can be deleted, doesn't it?

> Why do you think SQL Server is involved?

because it is!


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"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <onsite@postalias.news> wrote in message
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> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message news:euqyQzfsIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...


>> Why do you think SQL Server is involved?
>
> because it is!

<title> Windows Server Update Services System Requirements </title>
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/bb466188.aspx

(Live Search for
WSUS System Requirements site:microsoft.com
)

<quote>
WSUS requires database software.
</quote>


I see. Thanks. I didn't know that. ; )


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