# Windows DriverStore FileRepository disk space

`C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository` can grow large after driver deployments. This folder is not the Endpoint Central patch store.

## Cause

`C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository` is managed by Windows and contains driver packages. Endpoint Central does not store patch binaries there.

## Cleanup

There is no console action that cleans `DriverStore\FileRepository`. Remove obsolete driver packages manually if they are no longer needed.

Agent patch files are stored under `C:\Program Files (x86)\ManageEngine\UEMS_Agent\patches`. After a successful install, those files are removed automatically.

## Prevention

No console setting was confirmed that prevents Windows DriverStore growth. Cleanup Settings apply to the server patch store, not to `DriverStore\FileRepository` on endpoints.

## Related

- [Cleanup Settings](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch-management/cleanup-settings.html)
- [BIOS and Driver Updates](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch-management/biosdriverupdates.html)
- [Troubleshooting patch deployment errors](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/patch-management/patch-deployment-troubleshooting.html)