Question Safe to delete Apps.ppkg?

[scherzo]

The following's copied and pasted from https://superuser.com/q/1659902.
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1. I must reduce HD disk space. How safe is deleting Apps.ppkg? Its size is 3.6 GB. I use Windows 10. I must double check because another program file usmt.ppkg MUST NOT be deleted.

2. I read this abstruse explanation of Apps.ppkg, but I don't understand it. Please explain it like I'm 5?

It doesn't clearly advise if deleting is safe. In actuality, the last sentence suggests that deletion ISN'T safe — because if deleting is safe, why would you need make "a backup of the file on external storage"???

 

[USAFRet]

Stop.
Give us some info on this system.

Drives, what OS, consumed space, etc, etc.

Don't just randomly delete something.
And when doing something like this, a backup of your data is ALWAYS a good idea.
The possibility of an 'oops' is far too high.

 

[Fatalzo]

Stop.
Give us some info on this system.

Drives, what OS, consumed space, etc, etc.

Don't just randomly delete something.
And when doing something like this, a backup of your data is ALWAYS a good idea.
The possibility of an 'oops' is far too high.

The only thing we know right now is that it's Windows 10, thanks to the subforum.

 

[USAFRet]

The only thing we know right now is that it's Windows 10, thanks to the subforum.

Even that is not "known". People post to the wrong place all the time.

 

[Fatalzo]

Even that is not "known". People post to the wrong place all the time.

You got a point...