List & Clean Commands

List Command

The list command shows installed and available versions.

List Installed Versions

msvc-kit list

Output:

Installed MSVC versions:
  14.44.34823 (C:\msvc-kit\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.44.34823)

Installed SDK versions:
  10.0.26100.0 (C:\msvc-kit\Windows Kits\10)

List Available Versions

msvc-kit list --available

Output:

Available MSVC versions:
  14.44.34823 (latest)
  14.43.34808
  14.42.34433
  14.41.34120
  14.40.33807
  ...

Available SDK versions:
  10.0.26100.0 (latest)
  10.0.22621.0
  10.0.22000.0
  10.0.19041.0
  ...

Clean Command

The clean command removes installed components and cache.

Remove Specific Version

# Remove specific MSVC version
msvc-kit clean --msvc-version 14.44

# Remove specific SDK version
msvc-kit clean --sdk-version 10.0.26100.0

Remove All Versions

msvc-kit clean --all

Clear Download Cache

# Clear cache only
msvc-kit clean --cache

# Remove all and clear cache
msvc-kit clean --all --cache

What Gets Deleted

Option	Deletes
--msvc-version X	VC/Tools/MSVC/X/ directory
--sdk-version X	SDK files for version X
--all	All MSVC and SDK installations
--cache	downloads/ directory

Dry Run

To see what would be deleted without actually deleting:

# Not yet implemented - check files manually
ls "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\loonghao\msvc-kit"

Disk Space

Check disk usage:

# PowerShell
Get-ChildItem -Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\loonghao\msvc-kit" -Recurse |
  Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum |
  Select-Object @{N='Size (GB)';E={[math]::Round($_.Sum/1GB, 2)}}

Typical sizes:

• MSVC compiler: ~1-2 GB
• Windows SDK: ~2-3 GB
• Download cache: ~1-3 GB (can be cleared)