News Undeletable 8.63GB cache emerges in latest Windows 11 24H2 update — checkpoint updates were the culprit, and Microsoft is working on a fix

[Admin]

Users who upgraded to Windows 11 24H2 found that it created a cache that cannot be deleted. Disk Clean-up identified it as an 8.63GB Windows Update cache.

Undeletable 8.63GB cache emerges in latest Windows 11 24H2 update — checkpoint updates were the culprit, and Microsoft is working on a fix : Read more

 

[acadia11]

Ok I thought I was crazy and the only one experiencing it.

 

[JamesJones44]

We should start tracking which updates do and don't cause widespread issues. Seems like it would be more causing issue than not these days.

 

[dwd999]

Please define "cannot be deleted using any conventional method". Does that mean that if you boot a usb Linux Live distro you cannot delete it? And what happens if you do delete it that way? If nothing happens I have no problem deleting it, along with the Recycle Bin and System Volume Information folders before I perform my weekly Macrium backups.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

A dollar says the update to fix this issue with the upgrade will require an update to fix something it breaks.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Someone at Micro$oft is probably getting fire for this oopsie.

It most likely was suppose to be their "hidden" spyware crap NEVER to be found by average Joe and Jane.

 

[yahrightthere]

Windows Security updates only, feature updates at least 2-4 weeks down the road once there are flushed out.

 

[waltc3]

Thanks for writing this up. It's still true for 26100.2152, the latest Insider's 24H2 build. I hadn't looked at disk cleanup in far too long, so it was nice and gained me an extra 2GBs of C:\ free space (for 114GBs free total.) It's amusing when I think of all the hundreds of GBs of installed games in my system that I haven't run in months, but I balk at 8.63 GBs in a C:\ cache...😉 I guess it's the fact that I can't take it off that bothers me!

 

[kyzarvs]

Generally, Microsoft is prompt with such peculiar or severe issues.

Say what now?

 

[Dntknwitall]

Eeveryone using 24H2 should go back to 23H2. 24H2 made mine and my daughters PCs unusable in most cases. I have a AM5 system with a 9800X3D and my daughters was an AM4 with a 3700X and programs were crashing, bios updates made things unstable and just all-round unpleasant experience. Since starting fresh with 23H2 everything is working perfect on both PCs. So it may be just my opinion but 23H2 is the most stable build of Windows 11.