I've been alerted that one of my print servers is running low on space on the C drive. Upon checking, I found thousands of folders in C:Windowssystem32spooldriversx64, each named with a unique GUID (like {9DCF0D0E-3A9C-4C27-9031-6851FB4E296B}). All these folders contain identical driver files, which are also present in the '3' folder in the same path. I'm curious as to why these files keep replicating and whether it's safe to delete them. Any advice on this?
2 Answers
It sounds like you might be dealing with an outdated HP driver issue. Make sure your drivers are updated to the latest version because older drivers are known to cause these kinds of duplication problems.
You can definitely automate the cleanup with a PowerShell script. Just be sure to stop the Print Spooler service before removing those GUID folders. Check for orphaned ones with a regex based on the GUID pattern. Once you've cleaned up, restart the service and everything should be back to normal.
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