Windows 10: is it safe to delete windows.old

Discus and support is it safe to delete windows.old in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I reinstalled windows and the windows.old, windows.old.000 and windows.old.001 are using up alot of my space. I wont be rolling back to these. Is it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Kris_531, Aug 21, 2023.

  1. Kris_531 Win User

    is it safe to delete windows.old


    I reinstalled windows and the windows.old, windows.old.000 and windows.old.001 are using up alot of my space. I wont be rolling back to these. Is it safe to delete these or not?

    :)
     
    Kris_531, Aug 21, 2023
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  2. old email addresses

    Thank you for updating me HA.111

    Here is the step to remove that old email address.

    Start typing an email address into the “To” field. As soon as you see the old email address being recommended as one of the potential candidates, use the down arrow key to scroll through the list of suggestions. Once you highlight the old email address, type the delete key. In many cases, this will actually remove the entry not only from the current list of suggestions but from future suggestions as well. You may even find that as you mouse over the drop-down list the highlighted item will have an “x” to explicitly allow you to delete it.

    Just do this step and your good to go.

    Continue to have an escellent day HA.111

    Best regards,

    Anthony C. De Jesus

    Independent Advisor
     
    Anthony1129, Aug 21, 2023
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  3. Ruz San Win User
    Delete old version of windows

    Hi Erle,

    Some running files or services may be preventing you from deleting the old version of Windows on your computer, or there may be a conflict regarding permissions. We'd like to know some things to get a better picture of the problem and help you resolve it.
    Please answer the following:

    • Are you trying to delete the Windows.old folder?
    • What error do you get when deleting the file?
    • Did you find the Previous Windows installation(s) file when you ran Disk Cleanup?
    • How long has it been since you upgraded the computer to Windows 10?

    You can try the suggestions shared by SpiritX MS MVP on this
    page
    to permanently delete the folder of your previous operating system.

    Let us know if any of the steps work for you.

    We'll be glad to offer additional assistance if needed.

    Regards.
     
    Ruz San, Aug 21, 2023
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  4. huffman Win User

    is it safe to delete windows.old

    Delete Old Windows

    I have a rather large file taking up valuable space on my primary hard drive. I know that long ago perhaps on Windows 7 when that file appeared I just deleted it. That does NOT seem to work well with Windows 10. I tried going into Safe Mode to delete it, but that just got me into trouble and it did NOT do a very efficient job at that.

    What is the best way to delete the "old windows" files? Perhaps there is some software will do it better and more efficient.

    Suggestions are appreciated.
     
    huffman, Aug 21, 2023
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