Windows 10: Backup (Win7 version) says can't find windows.old

Discus and support Backup (Win7 version) says can't find windows.old in Windows 10 Backup and Restore to solve the problem; An update: I created a folder called Windows.old in the expected place. Now backup is happy. I'm wondering if any fallout will happen when windows... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Backup and Restore' started by larrymcg, Dec 1, 2015.

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  1. LARRYMCG
    larrymcg Win User

    Backup (Win7 version) says can't find windows.old


    An update: I created a folder called Windows.old in the expected place. Now backup is happy.
    I'm wondering if any fallout will happen when windows wants to do updates.
    -- Larry
     
    larrymcg, Mar 17, 2016
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  2. CMMTCH
    CmmTch Win User

    Good thinking larrymcg, windows is easily fooled on things like this, as I posted earlier in this thread my backup/image had an error every time complaining about missing files.

    I used search to find those files, copied them and put them where backup said they were missing from and no more errors.

    I doubt you'll have any problems with updates.
     
    CmmTch, Apr 5, 2018
    #17
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