Što je mapa SoftwareDistribution i za što se koristi? Iako mnogi korisnici nisu svjesni ove mape, rasvijetlimo malo važnost mape SoftwareDistribution . Ovu mapu Windows koristi za privremeno pohranjivanje datoteka potrebnih za instalaciju najnovijih Windows ažuriranja na vaš uređaj.

Windows ažuriranja^{(Windows updates)} su važna jer pružaju sigurnosna ažuriranja i zakrpe, popravljaju puno bugova i poboljšavaju performanse vašeg sustava.  Mapa SoftwareDistribution^{(SoftwareDistribution)} nalazi se u Windows direktoriju i njome upravlja WUAgent ( Windows Update Agent ).

Mislite li da je brisanje ove mape ikada potrebno? U kojim okolnostima biste izbrisali ovu mapu? Je li sigurno izbrisati ovu mapu? Ovo su neka pitanja na koja se svi susrećemo dok raspravljamo o ovoj mapi. Na mom sustavu troši više od 1 GB prostora na C pogonu.

Zašto biste ikada izbrisali ovu mapu?^{(Why would you ever delete this folder?)}

SoftwareDistribution mapu treba ostaviti na miru, ali dolazi vrijeme kada ćete možda morati izbrisati sadržaj ove mape. Jedan takav slučaj je kada ne možete ažurirati Windows ili kada su ažuriranja sustava Windows koja su preuzeta i pohranjena u mapi SoftwareDistribution oštećena ili nepotpuna.

U većini slučajeva, kada Windows Update prestane ispravno raditi na vašem uređaju i dobijete poruku o pogrešci, morate isprazniti ovu mapu kako biste riješili problem. Štoviše, ako ustanovite da ova mapa skuplja veliki dio podataka koji zauzimaju više prostora na disku, možete ručno očistiti mapu kako biste oslobodili nešto prostora na vašem pogonu. Međutim, ako se suočite s problemima Windows Update kao što je Windows Update ne radi^{(Windows Update not working)} , Windows Update ne uspijeva^{(Windows Updates fails)} , Windows Update je zapeo tijekom preuzimanja najnovijih ažuriranja^{(Windows Update stuck while downloading the latest updates)} itd. tada morate izbrisati mapu SoftwareDistribution u sustavu Windows 10.^{(delete SoftwareDistribution folder on Windows 10.)}

Je li sigurno izbrisati mapu SoftwareDistribution?^{(Is it safe to delete SoftwareDistribution folder?)}

Ovu mapu ne morate dirati ni pod kojim normalnim okolnostima, ali ako je sadržaj mape oštećen ili nije sinkroniziran što uzrokuje probleme s ažuriranjima sustava Windows^(Windows) , morate izbrisati ovu mapu. Potpuno je sigurno izbrisati ovu mapu. Međutim, prvo se morate uvjeriti da imate problema s ažuriranjem sustava Windows^{(Windows Update)} . Sljedeći put kada datoteke Windows Update budu spremne, Windows će automatski stvoriti ovu mapu i preuzeti datoteke za ažuriranje od nule.

Kako izbrisati mapu SoftwareDistribution^{(Delete SoftwareDistribution Folder)} u sustavu Windows 10^{(Windows 10)}

Obavezno  stvorite točku vraćanja^{(create a restore point)} u slučaju da nešto pođe po zlu.

Da biste izbrisali mapu SoftwareDistribution sa svog uređaja, trebate otvoriti naredbeni redak^{(Command Prompt)} ili Windows PowerShell

1.Otvorite naredbeni redak^{(Command Prompt)} ili  Windows PowerShell s administratorskim^{(Administrator)} pristupom. Pritisnite tipku Windows key + X i odaberite opciju Command Prompt ili PowerShell .

2. Nakon što se PowerShell^(PowerShell) otvori , morate upisati dolje navedene naredbe kako biste zaustavili Windows Update Service i Pozadinski Intelligent Transfer Service^{(Background Intelligent Transfer Service)} .

net stop wuauserv
net stop bits

3. Sada morate prijeći do mape SoftwareDistribution^{( SoftwareDistribution folder)} na C pogonu da biste izbrisali sve njegove komponente:

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution

Ako ne možete izbrisati sve datoteke jer su neke datoteke u upotrebi, samo trebate ponovno pokrenuti uređaj. Nakon ponovnog pokretanja, morate ponovno pokrenuti gore navedene naredbe i slijediti korake. Sada ponovno pokušajte izbrisati sav sadržaj mape SoftwareDistribution .

4. Nakon što izbrišete sadržaj mape SoftwareDistribution , morate upisati sljedeću naredbu da biste aktivirali usluge povezane s Windows Update :

net start wuauserv
net start bits

Alternativni način za brisanje SoftwareDistribution mape^{(An alternate way to Delete SoftwareDistribution Folder)}

1. Pritisnite tipku Windows + R zatim upišite services.msc i pritisnite Enter.

2. Desnom tipkom miša kliknite uslugu Windows Update^{(Windows Update service)} i odaberite Stop.

3.Otvorite File Explorer , a zatim idite do sljedećeg mjesta:

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution

4. Izbrišite sve^{(Delete all)} datoteke i mape u mapi SoftwareDistribution .

5. Opet desnom tipkom miša kliknite uslugu Windows Update, a^{( Windows Update service)} zatim odaberite Start.

6. Sada pokušajte preuzeti ažuriranja za ^(updates)Windows i ovaj put će to učiniti bez ikakvih problema.

Kako preimenovati mapu SoftwareDistribution^{(How to Rename SoftwareDistribution folder)}

Ako ste zabrinuti zbog brisanja mape SoftwareDistribution , možete je jednostavno preimenovati i Windows će automatski stvoriti novu mapu SoftwareDistribution za preuzimanje ažuriranja za Windows .

1. Pritisnite Windows Key + X , a zatim odaberite Command Prompt (Admin).

2. Sada upišite sljedeće naredbe da zaustavite Windows Update Services , a zatim pritisnite Enter nakon svake:

net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver

3. Zatim upišite sljedeću naredbu za preimenovanje SoftwareDistribution Folder i zatim pritisnite Enter :

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old

4. Konačno, upišite sljedeću naredbu za pokretanje Windows Update Services i pritisnite Enter nakon svake:

net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver

Nakon što dovršite ove korake, Windows 10 će automatski stvoriti mapu i preuzeti potrebne elemente za pokretanje usluga Windows Update .

Ako gornji korak ne radi onda možete  pokrenuti Windows 10 u sigurnom načinu rada^{(boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode)} i preimenovati mapu SoftwareDistribution u ^{(SoftwareDistribution)}SoftwareDistribution.old .

Napomena:^(Note:) Jedina stvar koju možete izgubiti u procesu brisanja ove mape su povijesni podaci. Ova mapa također pohranjuje podatke o povijesti Windows Update . Stoga će brisanje mape izbrisati podatke povijesti Windows Update s vašeg uređaja. Štoviše, proces Windows Update će potrajati više vremena nego što je prije trebalo jer će WUAgent provjeriti i stvoriti podatke o pohrani podataka^{(WUAgent will check and create the Datastore information)} .

Općenito, ne postoji nikakav problem povezan s procesom. Mala je cijena za ažuriranje vašeg uređaja najnovijim ažuriranjima sustava Windows^{(Windows Updates)} . Kad god^(Whenever) primijetite probleme s Windows Update - om kao što su datoteke Windows Updates da nedostaju ili se ne ažuriraju ispravno, možete se odlučiti za ovu metodu za vraćanje procesa Windows Update .

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Nadam se da su gornji koraci bili od pomoći i sada možete jednostavno izbrisati mapu SoftwareDistribution u sustavu Windows 10,^{(Delete SoftwareDistribution folder on Windows 10,)}  ali ako još uvijek imate bilo kakvih pitanja u vezi s ovim vodičem, slobodno ih postavite u odjeljku za komentare.

How to Delete SoftwareDistribution Folder on Windows 10

What іѕ thе SoftwareDistribution folder and what is іt used for? Αlthough many users are not aware of this folder, so let’s shed some light on the importancе of the SoftwareDiѕtribution folder. This fоlder is used by Windows to temporarily stores files neеded to install the latest Windows Updаtes on your device.

Windows updates are important as it provides security updates & patches, fixes a lot of bugs and improves your system performance.  SoftwareDistribution folder is located in the Windows directory and is managed by WUAgent (Windows Update Agent).

Do you think that deleting this folder is ever required? On what circumstances, you would delete this folder? Is it safe to delete this folder? These are some questions that we all come across while discussing this folder.  On my system, it is consuming more than 1 GB space of C drive.

Why would you ever delete this folder?

SoftwareDistribution folder should be left alone but there comes a time when you may need to clear the contents of this folder. One such case is when you’re unable to update Windows or when Windows updates which are downloaded & stored in the SoftwareDistribution folder are corrupt or incomplete.

In most of the cases, when Windows Update stops working properly on your device and you are getting an error message, you need to flush out this folder to solve the problem. Moreover, if you find that this folder is accumulating a large chunk of data taking more space of the drive, you can manually clear out the folder to free up some space on your drive. However, if you face Windows Update issues such as Windows Update not working, Windows Updates fails, Windows Update stuck while downloading the latest updates, etc. then you need to delete SoftwareDistribution folder on Windows 10.

Is it safe to delete SoftwareDistribution folder?

You don’t need to touch this folder under any normal circumstances, but if the content of the folder is corrupted or not synchronized causing issues with Windows updates then you need to delete this folder. It is completely safe to delete this folder. However, you need to first make sure that you are experiencing a problem with your Windows Update. Next time when Windows Update files are ready, Windows will automatically create this folder and download the update files from the scratch.

How to Delete SoftwareDistribution Folder on Windows 10

Make sure to create a restore point just in case something goes wrong.

To delete SoftwareDistribution folder from your device, you need to either open the Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell

1.Open Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell with Administrator access. Press Windows key + X and select the Command Prompt or PowerShell option.

2.Once PowerShell opens, you need to type below-mentioned commands to stop the Windows Update Service and the Background Intelligent Transfer Service.

net stop wuauserv
net stop bits

3.Now you need to navigate to SoftwareDistribution folder in C drive to delete all its components:

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution

If you are not able to delete all files because some files are in use, you just need to restart your device. Upon rebooting, you need to again run the above commands again and follow the steps. Now, again try to delete all the content of the SoftwareDistribution folder.

4.Once you have deleted the content of the SoftwareDistribution folder, you need to type the following command to activate the services related to Windows Update:

net start wuauserv
net start bits

An alternate way to Delete SoftwareDistribution Folder

1.Press Windows Key + R then type services.msc and hit Enter.

2.Right-click on Windows Update service and select Stop.

3.Open File Explorer then navigate to the following location:

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution

4.Delete all the files and folders under SoftwareDistribution folder.

5.Again right-click on Windows Update service then select Start.

6.Now to try to download the Windows updates and this time it will without any issues.

How to Rename SoftwareDistribution folder

If you’re worried about deleting the SoftwareDistribution folder then you can simply rename it and Windows will automatically create a new SoftwareDistribution folder to download the Windows updates.

1.Press Windows Key + X then select Command Prompt (Admin).

2.Now type the following commands to stop Windows Update Services and then hit Enter after each one:

net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver

3.Next, type the following command to rename SoftwareDistribution Folder and then hit Enter:

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old

4.Finally, type the folowing command to start Windows Update Services and hit Enter after each one:

net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver

Once you have completed these steps, Windows 10 will automatically create a folder and download the necessary elements for running Windows Update services.

If the above step is not working then you can boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode, and rename SoftwareDistribution folder to SoftwareDistribution.old.

Note: The only thing which you may lose in the process of deleting this folder is the historical information. This folder also stores the Windows Update history information. Thus, deleting the folder will delete the Windows Update history data from your device. Moreover, the Windows Update process will take more time than it used to take earlier because WUAgent will check and create the Datastore information.

Overall, there is no problem associated with the process. It is a small price to pay for getting your device updated with the latest Windows Updates. Whenever you notice Windows Update problems such as Windows Updates files missing, not updating properly, you can opt for this method to restore the Windows Update process.

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I hope the above steps were helpful and now you can easily Delete SoftwareDistribution folder on Windows 10, but if you still have any questions regarding this tutorial then feel free to ask them in the comment’s section.

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