Windows 10: 61 GB file in the SystemRestore folder I can’t delete

Discus and support 61 GB file in the SystemRestore folder I can’t delete in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So a while back I played Metro Exodus with game pass vor pc and somewhere around that time Windows must have created some sort of backup with it in it.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/lewoge, Nov 13, 2019.

  1. /U/LEWOGE
    /u/lewoge Win User

    61 GB file in the SystemRestore folder I can’t delete


    So a while back I played Metro Exodus with game pass vor pc and somewhere around that time Windows must have created some sort of backup with it in it.

    The file sits in C:\Program Files(x86)\System Volume Information\SystemRestore\AppxStaging\Program Files\WindowsApps\MSIXVC

    And even though I took ownership of that folder I can’t remove it. Google didn’t help me either so if anyone knows how I get my 61 GB of storage back from a backup of a game I don’t even own please let me know!

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    :)
     
    /u/lewoge, Nov 13, 2019
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  2. OLI_RAMSAY
    oli_ramsay Win User

    Trouble deleting a folder

    Thanks for the suggestion but it says "delete folder failed for E:\....." for each folder I try.

    *Confused 61 GB file in the SystemRestore folder I can’t delete :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well 61 GB file in the SystemRestore folder I can’t delete :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Nov 13, 2019
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  3. ACOUSTICLEMUR
    acousticlemur Win User
    Can't delete folder!

    have you tried using safe mode to delete it? i dont know what you had in it, but i have tried to delete files that said they had nothing in them from the program files folder and it said "DUNK" and NO but i was able to delete them from safe mode
     
    acousticlemur, Nov 13, 2019
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  4. WOJTASRED
    WojtasRed Win User

    61 GB file in the SystemRestore folder I can’t delete

    Hidden folders

    I installed `Kane and Lynch` on my PC twice in Program Files(x86) folder but I can`t find them (2 folders with game). But free space on my HDD is lower. So there`re those folders on my hdd. I use option `unhide` hidden folders but still can`t find them. Any suggestions? How can i delete those hidden folders?

    When I run istallation for this game I can see those folders in Program Files(x86) folde.

    I`m using Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
     
    WojtasRed, Nov 13, 2019
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