Removing WinInstall after setup

[zemaker]

Could not find an answer to this, and I don't remember having this on my desktop years ago when I installed Windows under Bootcamp. As part of the setup process, MacOS/Bootcamp created the WinInstall partition that houses the Windows install files. However, now that the setup is complete, is there a way to get ride of it, or at the minimum hide the disk from appearing on my desktop?

 

[bogdanw]

How does it appear in Disk Utility?

 

[zemaker]

How does it appear in Disk Utility?

Its part of the Bootcamp disk:

 

[bogdanw]

While on macOS you can eject both, WinInstall and Windows HD, so that they don't appear on your Desktop.
I don’t know if it’s safe to delete it. Someone with more experience about Bootcamp can advise you better.

 

[zemaker]

While on macOS you can eject both, WinInstall and Windows HD, so that they don't appear on your Desktop.
I don’t know if it’s safe to delete it. Someone with more experience about Bootcamp can advise you better.

I do that typically, but would be nice if there was a way to just get ride of it.

 

[bogdanw]

Make a backup of the partition, then delete it. If Windows still boots, it means it's not needed.