Solved Is it okay to delete these Files?

Halo4

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Hey guys, on my main C Drive, I've had these weird looking files on here for the longest time, and even though they aren't that big in size I'd still like to remove them, the thing is, I don't know if it's safe.

Here is a Screencap of the files (the ones under Windows)

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So should I just get rid of them?
 

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Hi,
Open Disk clean Up, click "Clean up system files", tick "Windows update clean up" then click OK, don't delete anything under Windows folder manually.
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For some reason after doing it, the files are still there. I have also used CCleaner to clean out files and registry. Any other alternatives? Should I just remove those files completely, I've had them for a while.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq/HP
    Memory
    1.00 GB Ram / 232 GB Mem.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Compaq W17q Wide LCD Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
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    HID Keyboard Device
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    HID-compliant Mouse
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    Windows Defender, I think ha
These files don't belong to Windows, and therefore can be deleted safely.

In fact, Windows doesn't keep anything important in the root of the system drive, with the exception of "System" or/and "Hidden" files and folders. It certainly doesn't create anything new and vitally important in the root.

Programs are not supposed to keep their files in the root of the system drive either.
 

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    Windows 8 Pro x64
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    HP Pavilion dv7t (17.3'', i7-2630QM, HD 6770M 1Gb, 8Gb RAM, 2 SSD@120Gb + 1 HDD@750Gb)
It looks like you unzipped an Archive into the Root Folder, never a good idea. You can delete all of those files, but I would rather move them all into a subfolder. Don't move any of the Windows files though. Those would be
IO.Sys
MSDOS.Sys
Bootmgr
hiberfil.sys
pagefile.sys
swapfile.sys
and
Autoexec.NT/Bat - Also. Bootsec.bak
 

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Alright, sweet! Thanks guys, one more thing. I have a few other folders I was wondering about if I can keep or delete. I don't think I need them but I'd just like to be a bit safe. These are also on the (C:) Drive.

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Would it be okay to delete:
IBCommon
SC2012OMRTM
Intel

Just would like my main Folder to look better without those Folders. If you can help, that would be nice!
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq/HP
    Memory
    1.00 GB Ram / 232 GB Mem.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Compaq W17q Wide LCD Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Keyboard
    HID Keyboard Device
    Mouse
    HID-compliant Mouse
    Internet Speed
    6.00 mbps
    Browser
    Internet Explorer
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, I think ha
Yes, and you can also delete temp and update folders :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv7t (17.3'', i7-2630QM, HD 6770M 1Gb, 8Gb RAM, 2 SSD@120Gb + 1 HDD@750Gb)
cCleaner usually does that automatically - Sometimes ya gotta add the folders into "Included"
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center/Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
    CPU
    AMD 4400+/4200+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
    PSU
    Works 550w
    Case
    MSI "M-Box"
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable Medium Speed
    Browser
    Chrome/IE 10
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
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