WSUS Offline - Does not clean up the USB/client directories

[Sonicmojo]

When I restarted using WSUS offline about two months ago - I intitially built my USB directory to contain updates for both Windows 7 AND Windows 10 and let WSUS do it's thing at the time.

But since then - I have dumped WIndows 10 completely and then removed the Windows 10 updates checkbox within the WSUS interfac - thinking it would ditch the Windows 10 directory and all of it's files upon the next update cycle.

But a quick check of my USB directory shows that a bunch of old WIn 10 updates are still sitting there and are coming along for the ride every time I deploy an update either server share or by copying to USB.

Why does WSUS not clean up specific update "families" if I explicitly tell the UI not "not get them" anymore?

Sonic.

[aker]

wsusou's cleanup feature will just delete superseded updates for OSes you selected. To remove an OS, you have to manually delete the directory.
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[boco]

@WSUSOU: How about a 'Purge' button in the Generator GUI for OSes/Offices, to avoid users poking around in the repos and potentially breaking something in the process?

[Sonicmojo]

@WSUSOU: How about a 'Purge' button in the Generator GUI for OSes/Offices, to avoid users poking around in the repos and potentially breaking something in the process?

This is an awesome idea. Due to the complex nature of the folder structure created - I have no desire to start chopping things out at will - not knowing what the end result may be.

Or just consider what I said - when WSUSOU fires up - and I add or remove a checkbox under a specific OS or Office product - the app should do a cleanup right there - or just before we go to create the new distro for the month.

Having this thing possibly stack up a ton of unnecessary files (like in my case) does nothing positive for keeping the update (USB) directory at a reasonable size.

SOnic.