I'm combating some high disk usage on my Patch Manager install.
How do I clean up the 'Wsus\UpdateServicesPackages' directory? It's the only large folder I haven't found documentation to clean up.
I was able to clean the C: drive up with https://support.solarwinds.com/Success_Center/Patch_Manager/Patch_Manager_C_drive_is_running_out_of_space
I was able to partially clean up my data drive with https://support.solarwinds.com/Success_Center/Patch_Manager/Run_Server_Cleanup_wizard_to_avoid_unnecessary_updates_on_WSUS , but this only addresses the Wsus\WsusContent directory.
You go through your third party updates and delete any expired or unneeded packages. The easiest way I found is to click on third party updates, then filter for updates with content and just see what you dont need
I have had the same issue in the past. The Wsus\UpdateServicesPackages holds 3rd party packages that have been published from Patch Manager.
I have a script that I use that looks for un-referenced packages and then adds them to a text file. Once we have a list in the text file we loop the file to remove the folders from the server.
You need to run the batch file as an administrator for this to work.
James
