Windows 10: how do i delete $windows. bt without Disk Clean Up

hi Im cameron and i have a problem with the $windows. bt file i cant delete it using disk clean up what should i do

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Disk Clean-up showing nothing to delete from Recovery Image (D

Hi Bradley,

I realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with Disk Clean up. I will surely help you.

I suggest you to manually delete the temporary files.

Kindly follow the below mentioned steps to delete the temporary files:

• Press Windows logo key + R
  key to run Run Command, type %temp%, and hit
  Enter.
• Delete all the files in the folder.
• Go to C:/Windows/Prefetch and delete all the files except the
  ReadyBoot folder.
• Go to C:/Windows/Temp and delete all the files.
• Restart the computer, and now check the disk space.

We don't recommend you to delete any system default application.

Please write us back, if you still face difficulty with Disk Clean up. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Windows~Bt problem

Hi,

Windows.old and $Windows.~BT contains your previous version of Windows. It's used to recover any data after upgrading to a newer version of Windows.

After 30 days from upgrading, an automatic Disk Cleanup will run and remove these folders. If you want to delete it manually via Disk Cleanup, follow the steps below:

• Type Disk Cleanup in Cortana search, right-click the icon and select
  Run as Administrator.
  
• Click Clean up System Files to run, then check the box for
  Previous versions of Windows.
  
• Click Clean up System Files again.

Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.

 

DISK CLEANUP

Hello,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Which files are you trying to delete using disk clean up?
2. Which version of Windows are you currently using?

Please reply back with the information to the above questions in order to provide you with appropriate troubleshooting steps:



I understand that you are trying to free up memory using Disk Cleanup. If you are trying to delete files using disk cleanup on Windows 10, I suggest you to refer the following article on

Disk cleanup in Windows 10 for steps to perform disk clean up on your PC.



Hope it helps.



Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community – Moderator