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‎05-26-2026 01:12 PM

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Hi,

I have received several system firmware updates to various components of my All-in-One PC.

After installation, I've noticed that these files are still on my system's hard drive in two places:

  • C:\SWSetup
  • C:\ProgramData\HP\HP Support Framework\Softpaq... (I use the ... because there are several subfolders each with one or two of these files -- identical to the ones in the first location

My question is can I delete one of these or both?   If one, which location?

 

Thank you in advance!

 

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‎05-26-2026 03:30 PM - edited ‎05-26-2026 03:30 PM

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You can delete the C:\SWSetup folder.

 

That's just where the drivers unpack to.

 

Do not delete the \ProgramData\HP\HP Support Framework\Softpaq folder because that is where the files installed to.

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