Windows 10: How long til windows.old auto deletes

Discus and support How long til windows.old auto deletes in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I know it used to be a month after update that windows.old deleted itself but I thought since AU I thought it was just a week. Having installed... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Scottyboy99, May 4, 2017.

  1. SCOTTYBOY99
    Scottyboy99 Win User

    How long til windows.old auto deletes


    I know it used to be a month after update that windows.old deleted itself but I thought since AU I thought it was just a week. Having installed creators update about ten days ago I thought I'd let my machine idle for half hour to see if it deleted and reclaimed the space but it hasn't done so as yet. I know you can do disk clean up but just wondered how long til windows does it for you?

    :)
     
    Scottyboy99, May 4, 2017
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  2. KEITH A. MILLER
    Keith A. Miller Win User
    Keith A. Miller, May 4, 2017
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  3. ZIGZAG3143 (MS -MVP)
    ZigZag3143 (MS -MVP) Win User
    Questions about free Windows 10 Upgrade

    It is available as long as the windows.old folder is not deleted. It will be deleted when the monthly disk cleanup is runs so it is 30 days
     
    ZigZag3143 (MS -MVP), May 4, 2017
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    How long til windows.old auto deletes

    Hey Wayne, *Smile

    Technically, if your PC is running Windows 10 Version 1511, you have one month to go back to a previous version. If your PC is running Windows 10 Version 1607 or later, you have 10 days to go back.

    Most likely, it'll be after automatic maintenance runs next when the 10 days has expired before the files in Windows.old are deleted.

    However, you can indeed manually delete the Windows.old folder at anytime.

    Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials
     
    Brink, May 4, 2017
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  5. SCOTTYBOY99
    Scottyboy99 Win User
    Thanks Brink. I just wondered how long it is til it does itself so you've answered that perfectly. Looks like I am a few hours short of ten days which is why it hasn't done it yet!
     
    Scottyboy99, Apr 5, 2018
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