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    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #11

    otuatail said:
    Plancton
    Previous Windows Installation(s)
    I don't get this in disk cleanup
    Just running Disk Clean-up won't show 'previous windows installations'. You will only see this if you click the 'Clean up system files' button.
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  2. Posts : 56,806
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #12

    otuatail said:
    dmholt57
    How did you do this?
    If he he doesn't reply, this is what that is. Click on your Action Center, click on All Settings...

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  3. Posts : 56,806
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #13

    It's possible, possible, you are looking at a windows.old that is empty, but cannot be deleted because the system thinks it's not empty. Common problem, particularly a while back. If you click on it, then next folder you see, then the next, so on and so on, and you get to a point there are no more folders under it, and you get a strange message....that is probably the cause. It is fixable. I/we need to see the pic of your C: directory. Thanks.
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  4. Posts : 15,621
    19043.1237
       #14

    Yes, what TC is showing you... let it scan the drive and it shows you what it can remove, Windows installation files are one of the shown options, using check boxes, then the clean button.
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  5. Posts : 56,806
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #15

    Don't be surprised when you run that Storage cleanup if Previous Windows Installations is not listed as an option. That's where the pic of your C: directory will be handy. It can be fixed, if that's the case.
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