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I am having a problem getting a specific device to work, and I am trying to start from square one by making sure there are absolutely no leftover files from driver installs on my system. Specifically I'm trying to get rid of the UC-Logic drivers for a Monoprice 10x6 tablet.

However, I have found copies of the driver files in the windows DriverStoreFileRepository. But windows will not let me delete any folders from that location.

The best info I have found so far is to use pnputil.exe, however, since the drivers are not currently installed, it is not listed as an inf file that I can remove.

I could, as a scorched earth policy, jump into OS X and just delete them from there, but I'm worried that this may cause me issues. I would much rather find the 'proper' way of doing it.

Nov 20, 2018  Is it possible to delete FileRepository folder. Considering that there are only driver installers backup files stored in the FileRepository folder, it may be concluded that nothing terrible happens in case this folder is deleted. But before sending it to the Recycle Bin, it is better to create a Windows restore point and a backup copy. All the drivers are in the DriverStore folder in the FileRepository folder, it just a bunch of folders and in each folder there is a.inf.pnf and.sys file, which in total add up to almost 5GB. I've attached a screenshot so you can see what I mean.

On the untouched version the size of that folder is a whopping 26.1 GB; on the cleaned-up version, it consumes just 1.4 GB. The whole procedure is described here: Download the Driver Store Explorer (. Is it possible to delete FileRepository folder. Considering that there are only driver installers backup files stored in the FileRepository folder, it may be concluded that nothing terrible happens in case this folder is deleted. But before sending it to the Recycle Bin, it is better to create a Windows restore point and a backup copy.

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Jan 30, 2019  Clean FileRepository folder in DriverStore:- FileRepository is one of the junks that deposit with time on your PC and removing them creates a large space on the disk. Every Windows user goes through this phase when such system files need a cleanup and not deleting them can get you in GBs of loss in a few years. Cleanup FileRepository Folder in DriverStore – You can notice that FileRepository size has been increased up to GB’s after using your PC for few years. This is a common issue with every windows user and irritating thing is when you try to emptying this folder it will not get emptied.

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Don't delete the files with the Explorer. remove the drivers correctly with pnputil.exe

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  • Open command prompt (cmd.exe) as admin and run pnputil -e > C:drivers.txt

  • open the file drivers.txt and look which .inf file is associated withthe driver you want to remove

  • run pnputil.exe -d oem<NUMBER>.inf

This removes the driver correctly. If this is too complicated, you can use the tool DriverStore Explorer [RAPR]

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Click on enumerate, select the driver and click on Delete Package.

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Features:

  • Enumerate / List all the packages staged in the current driver store.
  • Export the list as CSV.
  • Add a driver package to the driver store (called staging)
  • Install & Add a driver package to the store.
  • Delete a package from the store. Force deletion supported.
  • Deletion of multiple driver packages (batch mode)
  • Full fledged GUI Supports grouping / sorting on any column.
  • Supports re-arranging of / Selecting specific columns.

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Driverstore Folder

  • Show original driver inf name in popups and status bar.
  • Ignore entries in driver store if we don't have permission to read it.

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