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  1. Abhay Rao Win User

    How can downgrade to versions 1909 after deleting windows.old folder in Windows 10 ?


    I am currently using Windows 10 version 2004, I upgraded my laptop using media creation tool. Now I am facing some issues. how can downgrade to version 1909, I have deleted windows.old folder and it has been lesser than 10 days.

    :)
     
    Abhay Rao, Jul 20, 2020
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  2. Removing Windows.old folder

    I recently had to reinstall my OS (don't ask). Once I did there were files that I couldn't delete. Basically SecuROM files. Anyway long story short I found this workaround that I wanted to share with my fellow newbs. This will work for any file and works like a charm. Just follow the directions. *Toast :toast:
    Note: there is no space between "Administrators: (F)" I just had to but one in because it kept giving me an "unhappy face"

    When installing Windows Vista, Windows stores any existing installation of Windows on the install partition inside a hidden folder called windows.old. This folder could take up a large amount of disk space.

    Note: Please check the contents of the windows.old folder before deleting it to make sure there are no files stored there that you may wish to keep.

    Deleting the window.old folder using the disk cleanup wizard
    Click start
    Type: disk cleanup
    Press enter
    Select "Files from all users on this computer"
    Follow the rest of the instructions listed on the wizard and select the option to delete the windows.old folder
    Deleting the windows.old folder manually
    1) Open an elevated command prompt

    Click start
    Type: cmd
    right-click it under programs
    click Run As Administrator
    2) Take ownership


    Change the directory to the windows.old folder (e.g. cd c:\windows.old)
    Type: takeown /F . /A /R /D Y > NUL
    3) grant yourself permission

    Type: icacls . /grant:r Administrators: (F) /T /L /Q
    4) Delete everything

    Make sure you close any explorer or command windows that are looking at or inside the windows.old folder (except for the command window you are using). If you don't, you will receive an error while performing this step.

    Type: cd ..
    Type: rmdir /S /Q windows.old
     
    TheMailMan78, Jul 20, 2020
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  3. P4-630 Win User
    How to delete windows.old folder (laptop with TPM) [Solved]

    Ok, got the windows.old folder removed today, this after a large update about a week ago, it seemed to replaced the 600mb windows.old folder with new files since the windows.old folder was about 19GB now...
    But was able to remove it completely now with the windows disk cleanup. *Smile How can downgrade to versions 1909 after deleting windows.old folder in Windows 10 ? :)
     
    P4-630, Jul 20, 2020
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  4. clutchc Win User

    How can downgrade to versions 1909 after deleting windows.old folder in Windows 10 ?

    windows.old folder question

    Thanks, but that's not what I'm asking. I do that as well. I want to know if the windows.old folder will auto delete like it does after the upgrade.
     
    clutchc, Jul 20, 2020
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