Q. Can I delete the reference assemblies folder?
You’ll find the folder underneath your new Windows folder for Windows 10. If you don’t want to revert to your old operating system, though, it’s just wasted space, and lots of it. So you can delete it without causing problems on your system. You can’t delete it like any folder, though.
Q. Is it OK to delete program files?
Do not uninstall by deleting a program folder. The dual structure is by design. Having 32-bit programs installed to the “Program files (x86)” folder eliminates the risk of having both 32-bit and 64-bit installs of the same program present, and their installation files creating conflicts and/or performance problems.
Q. How do I delete unwanted program files?
Click Start > File Explorer > This PC (Windows 10). Right-click your main hard drive (usually the C: drive) and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button and you’ll see a list of items that can be removed, including temporary files and more. For even more options, click Clean up system files.
Q. Can I delete program files folder Windows 10?
Click on Apps & features. Under the “Apps & features” section, use the Filter by menu, and select the drive containing the “WindowsApps” folder. Select the app and click the Uninstall button. Click the Uninstall button again.
Q. How do I delete reference assemblies?
- In an open assembly, select a component, and perform one of the following operations: ◦ Right-click and select Information > Reference Viewer.
- Select a missing or an existing reference, right-click, and choose Delete Reference from the shortcut menu.
- Click OK to delete the selected missing references.
Q. Why do I have Program Files x86?
The Program Files stores all the 64-bit programs and the Program Files (x86) stores all the 32-bit programs. If we have two different and separate folder for Program Files, it will be ensured that the 32-bit software doesn’t know about the work of the 64-bit system, and vice-versa.
Q. How do I find out if a program is unnecessary?
Go to your Control Panel in Windows, click on Programs and then on Programs and Features. You’ll see a list of everything that’s installed on your machine. Go through that list, and ask yourself: do I *really* need this program? If the answer is no, hit the Uninstall/Change button and get rid of it.
Q. Is it safe to delete previous Windows installations?
Ten days after you upgrade to Windows 10, your previous version of Windows will be automatically deleted from your PC. However, if you need to free up disk space, and you’re confident that your files and settings are where you want them to be in Windows 10, you can safely delete it yourself.
Q. Where do I find the reference assemblies folder?
In the C://Program Files//Reference Assemblies folder Microsoft installs assemblies for products that can be referenced from your code. Instead of referencing assemblies directly from the GAC or copying an assembly from an installation folder or the GAC to your project for reference, you can now reference the assemblies in this folder.
Q. Where are assemblies located in the C Program Files?
In the C:Program FilesReference Assemblies folder Microsoft installs assemblies for products that can be referenced from your code. Instead of referencing assemblies directly from the GAC or copying an assembly from an installation folder or the GAC to your project for reference, you can now reference the assemblies in this folder.
Q. Can a reference assembly be loaded for execution?
Reference assemblies can’t be loaded for execution, but they can be passed as compiler input in the same way as implementation assemblies. Reference assemblies are usually distributed with the Software Development Kit (SDK) of a particular platform or library.
Q. Where do I put reference assemblies in NuGet?
If you want to distribute reference assemblies with NuGet packages, you must include them in the ref// subdirectory under the package directory instead of in the lib// subdirectory used for implementation assemblies. Reference assemblies are an expansion of the related concept, metadata-only assemblies.
