Deleting Recovery Image folder

Hi,

I was searching my drive to clear space. I came accross the Recovery Image folder, and I wanted to clear it, but wasn't sure if it was safe to do so. I'm not too bothered if I don't have an image to fall back to. It's just that I'm on a 250GB SSD and I need to clear some space.

The Recovery Image did originally, only hold 10GB, and now after I checked, it holds 20GB. It's not really gonna get used so I'd like instructions on the best way to delete it.

Edit: Would it also be possible to remove the Windows.old folder. It holds around 32GB, mostly Windows drivers etc which aren't used.

Thanks :)

The easiest way to remove Windows.old is to run CCleaner. But you have to check the box in the picture.

whs said:

The easiest way to remove Windows.old is to run CCleaner. But you have to check the box in the picture.

You don't need CCleaner. Just right click on C:\Windows\System32\cleanmgr.exe to run as administrator and make the same selection as shown above.

Be satisfied that your installation is running to your satisfaction, before deleting the Windows.old folder. It is used, in the optional choices, to return your computer to its previous state.
As for the other folder, "Recovery Image", right or wrong, I move the *.esd file (temporarily) to a safe place, in case I should wish to make an ISO, and then delete the whole folder.

Ok thanks guys. The have deleted the Previous Windows installation at least two times using the Disk-Cleanup Utility, and whenever a large build is released, it seems to creep back in there. I guess I'll have to be persistent and keep deleting them.