Windows 10: I need to delete the Windows.old folder in Windows 10.

Discus and support I need to delete the Windows.old folder in Windows 10. in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I have looked in every forum I could find and tired a bunch of different things to delete this folder but none of them have worked. I am on a tablet an... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by PsychFan, Nov 12, 2020.

  1. PsychFan Win User

    I need to delete the Windows.old folder in Windows 10.


    I have looked in every forum I could find and tired a bunch of different things to delete this folder but none of them have worked. I am on a tablet an I only have 32gb of hard drive to work with, so I can;t update or do anything because the Windows.old folder is taking up alot of room and I have spent the passed 4 days trying to remove it. PLEASE someone help me I REALLY NEED to remove this whole folder.

    :)
     
    PsychFan, Nov 12, 2020
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Nov 12, 2020
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  3. Anusha Win User
    C windows installer folder - Delete?

    He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink I need to delete the Windows.old folder in Windows 10. ;)
    Better try it out in a virtual of first. Just a suggestion.

    Like:
    First move everything in c:\windows\installer to d:\installercache
    Then delete c:\windows\installer folder
    Then type this in command mode as admin
    mklink /d c:\windows\installer d:\installercache

    Removing those installer files is a bad idea. it might prevent you from updating or uninstalling apps.
     
    Anusha, Nov 12, 2020
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  4. RoboX Win User

    I need to delete the Windows.old folder in Windows 10.

    Windows 8 - delete windows folders in another drive

    I have the problem (from Windows 8) to delete the folders windows and programs on a secondary disk on which it was 7 .... know how to get full control to delete those folders?
     
    RoboX, Nov 12, 2020
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