Which Nvidia Drivers/Programs should I keep uninstall?

Shpati

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I'm trying to save some space on my SSD, so I was thinking about uninstalling some of these NVIDIA things.

I don't do any 3D gaming. My audio is standard audio from the 3.5mm jack. I usually play on 1920x1080.

NVIDIA 3D Vision Controller Driver (uninstall)
NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver (uninstall)
NVIDIA GeForce Experience (keep)
NVIDIA Graphics Driver (keep)
NVIDIA HD Audio Driver (not sure about this one? because I already have Realtek installed)
NVIDIA Miracast Virtual Audio (uninstall)
NVIDIA PHysX System Software (keep)

What do you guys think?
 
I think you can uninstall all except the graphics driver.
Before you do, tale a system recovery checkpoint so you can go back, just to be safe.

What ssd do you have, and how full is it?
I doubt that you will recover much space with the uninstalls.

I would ignore some of the common "tweaks" which were suggested for the early low capacity ssd's.
System restore provides a essential function; you can set it to your desired number, but don't turn it off.

Ditto for a page file. You need one .
Windows will turn off defrag once it recognizes a ssd.

The real solution for a ssd capacity problem is to buy a larger one; they are getting cheap.

 

Thanks. My Nvidia folder was about 3-4GB, so I thought it wouldn't hurt.

I have a Samsung Evo 840. Right now it has 57.6GB free of 232GB.

I haven't messed with my system restore and page file settings.

But I did turn off the auto schedule for "Optimize Drives". I turned it off about 3-4 months ago because I heard defragging SSD is bad. It says it's been 107 days since the last run..... It looks like I made a mistake. This wasn't a defrag scheduler at all, but a "optimize drive scheduler". Should I turn the schedule back on at a weekly frequency?

This PC only has one storage device, which is the SSD. And i am using Windows 8.1.