Servers & Workstations • Veeam/Microsoft Components to Uninstall

Hello,
I am trying to clear 10 more GB of space on the C drive on a Veeam B&R physical box to make room for the latest patch. I've uninstalled obvious Veeam components I don't need (i.e. Linux, Unix, Azure, etc.) and I've moved log files (although I have a separate thread open with questions on that topic - post542659.html#p542659).

I'm trying to figure out what else I can do. Awhile back we migrated from SQL Server to PostgreSQL 15 and I uninstalled SQL Express afterwards. However, are any of the following also components of SQL Express that can be uninstalled?

• Microsoft .NET Framework

• Microsoft ASP.NET Core

• Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime

• Microsoft Report Viewer 2015 Runtime

• Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2014

• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable

Also - any other Veeam components I can uninstall, even temporarily, to make space? Of course all these components will get reinstalled when I upgrade.

• Veeam Backup VSS Integration

• Veeam Distribution Service

• Veeam Installer Service

• Veeam Mount Service

• Veeam Plug-Ins for Enterprise Applications Redistributable

- pretty sure this can go as we don't use the enterprise plug-ins

• Veeam VSS Hardware Provider

• Veeam VDDK

Statistics: Posted by tthomas1@ebsco.com — Mar 26, 2025 3:16 pm

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