Residual windows.old folder despite everything that comes to mind

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  1. Posts : 5,443
    Windows 11 Home
       #21

    CountMike said:
    Took ownership, clicked delete and it was gone.
    Sadly, that does not work for me. I feel like a complete beginner, unable to delete a simple file in Windows.
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  2. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #22

    TairikuOkami said:
    Sadly, that does not work for me. I feel like a complete beginner, unable to delete a simple file in Windows.
    Did you try in safe mode ?
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  3. Posts : 5,443
    Windows 11 Home
       #23

    CountMike said:
    Did you try in safe mode ?
    I am afraid to use that one. The thing is, that laptop's keyboard is damaged. When enabled, it keeps pressing one key, which makes doing anything outside Windows impossible. Not sure, how safe mode would react and if I would be able to boot normally afterwards. I do not want to make the laptop inoperable just because of a silly 4 kB file.
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  4. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #24

    TairikuOkami said:
    I am afraid to use that one. The thing is, that laptop's keyboard is damaged. When enabled, it keeps pressing one key, which makes doing anything outside Windows impossible. Not sure, how safe mode would react and if I would be able to boot normally afterwards. I do not want to make the laptop inoperable just because of a silly 4 kB file.
    Well, if it's not in the way, let it live, might disappear next time.
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  5. Posts : 12,799
    Windows 11 Pro
       #25

    TairikuOkami said:
    How do you delete files by "brute force"? Star Wars power or something else? :)

    I have 4kB file, which can not be removed, it is not really an issue, just annoying like hell, that I can not get rid of it.

    I can not use linux, I can use only Windows, I took ownership of it, it can not be removed using File Assassin or Wise Deleter, because I can not select the file, it apparently does not exist, it shows 0 size and it has no Security tab.

    @TairikuOkami, I can't read the language in your screenshots, but Yandex is a Browser toolbar/Hijacker which may explain why you are having trouble removing it, or you are using the Yandex Browser which is why it can't be removed.
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  6. Posts : 5,443
    Windows 11 Home
       #26

    essenbe said:
    @TairikuOkami, I can't read the language in your screenshots, but Yandex is a Browser toolbar/Hijacker which may explain why you are having trouble removing it, or you are using the Yandex Browser which is why it can't be removed.
    That is a leftover of a task for updating the browser. I have the current one disabled, on that computer as well.

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  7. Posts : 27
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
       #27

    CCleaner do the job
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