Windows 10: Can I safely delete folders in the root?

Discus and support Can I safely delete folders in the root? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I recently got a disk space shortage notification. So I checked the disk usage and found there three folders took very large space:~30 GB for... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by cuocuo, Jan 21, 2024.

  1. CUOCUO
    cuocuo Win User

    Can I safely delete folders in the root?


    I recently got a disk space shortage notification. So I checked the disk usage and found there three folders took very large space:~30 GB for AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\OfficeFileCache5\0\0\~20 GB for C:\Symbols\ and C:\symcache -> there two folders seem related because their dates of creation are the same.Can I safely delete these folders?

    :)
     
    cuocuo, Jan 21, 2024
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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 Can I safely delete folders in the root? :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well Can I safely delete folders in the root? :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Jan 21, 2024
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  3. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User
    Unable to delete a folder - Invalid folder name


    Suggestion:
    1. Run chkdsk x: /r to make sure that there's no HD corruption.
      x: is the drive containing the folder you want to delete.
    2. Try to delete the folder again. If still does not work, go to step 3.
    3. Download: Download - Linux Mint and create a bootable USB using: Rufus - Create bootable USB
    4. Boot up with Linux Mint and try to delete the folder again.
      NOTE: Unlike WinPE. Linux does not have any Windows permission imposed to it so it is easier to delete.
     
    topgundcp, Jan 21, 2024
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  4. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User

    Can I safely delete folders in the root?

    Safe to Delete this Folder?

    HiJames

    Yes that folder is safe to delete, it is left over form a Windows 10 Upgrade and not required by your system

    The 3 common folders you may find after a Windows Upgrade are listed below and they can always be deleted safely after the upgrade completes:

    $GetCurrent

    $WINDOWS.~BT

    $Windows.~WS
     
    DaveM121, Jan 21, 2024
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