Cbs.log file taking up over 40gb

Hi All,
Been running windows 8 for a few months on a fresh install on an ssd.. recently I keep running out of disk space with cbs.log and it's archived files taking up to 60gb of my hdd over a day or two..
Is there a way to get rid of the generation of these logs or find out why they're blowing out so huge?
Thanks

Hi Tomautom,
If you are sure your system is running fine, you can delete this file. Please follow these steps to delete the csb.log and it will create a new one.
1. Disable the trusted installer service (Windows Modules Installer)
2. Delete/move all of the current CBS log files from the \Windows\CBS\Logs directory
3. Restart the Windows Modules Installer service
4. Wait for log size to be large enough to compress properly into cabinet files
Refer to:
CBS.log file HUGE
If there is anything else regarding this issue, please feel free to post back.
Best Regards,
Anna Wang

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