Safe to delete Windows.old?


  1. Posts : 282
    Windows 10!
       #1

    Safe to delete Windows.old?


    I was purusing my C Drive and noticed Windows.old...just wanted to check if it was safe to delete (imagine upgrade from Slow Ring to Fast Ring 10130 created this)

    Thanks!

    I'm on the Fast Ring - I ain't got time for old stuff!
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  2. Posts : 68,652
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Bromanbro,

    If there's nothing in the Windows.old folder you wanted from the previous installation, then it's safe to delete. :)

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html
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  3. Posts : 2,535
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC and Win 11 Home x 64 on Surface 9
       #3

    sometimes it wont delete all. I suppose it depends on your uninstaller. I ended up having to manually delete sub files before I could delete the whole.
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  4. Posts : 22,740
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #4

    elbmek said:
    sometimes it wont delete all. I suppose it depends on your uninstaller. I ended up having to manually delete sub files before I could delete the whole.
    Check out the link that Shawn posed.. it's a fast, safe way to delete the .old folder.
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