PC game pass problem with uninstalling games

Discus and support PC game pass problem with uninstalling games in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Hello, I noticed that the games from PC game pass stay on my hard drive after uninstalling them, leading to a lot of space being used by games which... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by LordSkelos, Dec 20, 2019.

  1. LordSkelos
    LordSkelos Guest

    PC game pass problem with uninstalling games


    Hello, I noticed that the games from PC game pass stay on my hard drive after uninstalling them, leading to a lot of space being used by games which shouldn't be there anymore.

    I have currently around 200GB of games installed, yet my WindowsApp folder is 319GB. Games like BlairWitch, which is uninstalled, is taking 12GB.

    Since these folders can't be accessed/modified manually, I can't even delete these files myself, so everytime I install a new game there is a chance that it will permanently reduce the overall size of my hard drive.

    This "bug" needs to be fixed asap, with some games taking more than 50GB it can become a problem quickly.

    If a solution already exists I'm all ears.

    :)
     
    LordSkelos, Dec 20, 2019
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  2. LordSkelos Win User

    PC game pass problem with uninstalling games

    I already gave me permission to access the folders, but that's just it, an access. Even with full permission we can't change, open, move or delete the files.
  3. Anghellic Karma Win User

    PC game pass problem with uninstalling games

    I haven't noticed this happening on my end.

    Here's a question: Does the game appear in the list when you go to Add/Remove Programs? And can you remove it that way? That might at least be a temporary solution for you if so.
  4. LordSkelos Win User

    PC game pass problem with uninstalling games

    Nope, and that's the problem, I have no way of uninstalling them elsewhere since they were technically uninstalled via the app.

    Eventually I could try reinstalling them ( I wonder if it's going to re-download the files, since they're already here ) and uninstalling them again. The problem is that except for BlairWitch, I don't know the names of the other games, the folders only have
    numbers.

    All I know is that there is around 100GB in that folder which shouldn't be there.
  5. Legendgenesis Win User

    PC game pass problem with uninstalling games

  6. SammyVS Win User

    Uninstalling Game Pass for PC Games

    It seems that even with Powershell the file doesn't want to be deleted.

    Replace ''-recurse'' with ''-force'' and see if this time the file is deleted.
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