Windows 10: Reformat internal HHD and files remain. IE: Program Files, WindowsApps, XboxGames and...

Discus and support Reformat internal HHD and files remain. IE: Program Files, WindowsApps, XboxGames and... in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hello,I was cleaning and reformatting two of my internal hard drives. One formatted fine and wiped everything off. However, on the other one, after... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by H 3 R R S, Jun 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM.

  1. H 3 R R S
    H 3 R R S Win User

    Reformat internal HHD and files remain. IE: Program Files, WindowsApps, XboxGames and...


    Hello,I was cleaning and reformatting two of my internal hard drives. One formatted fine and wiped everything off. However, on the other one, after reformatting the hard drive - it still contains the following: Program Files, WindowApps, XboxGames and .GamingRoot. I deleted the games I had within the Xbox App, then deleted the Xbox App. I may want to reinstall it again at a later date. Is there anyway to remove the files from my hard drive. It seems the Program Files folder has necessary files in it. However, I don't have windows installed on this drive.Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

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    H 3 R R S, Jun 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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  2. RUBPA
    rubpa Win User

    Unnecessary apps in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps

    I see a lots of versions of the same app in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps. These are apps that I don't even have installed. Overall they are taking up about 10GB.

    1. How can I remove these apps completely?
    2. Or can I keep only the most recent version?

    The storage sense
    suggested here     or disk cleanup of system files has not helped.

    Here is the log of some of the unnecessary apps with sizes in MB

    Code:
    1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.24.2401.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

86M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.24.2401.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.24.2401.1000_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

54M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.24.2401.1000_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2500.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

83M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2500.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2503.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2503.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2504.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2504.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2505.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.25.2505.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2600.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

85M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2600.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2601.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

85M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2601.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2603.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

85M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.26.2603.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2700.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2700.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2701.0_neutral_split.scale-125_ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2701.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

84M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2701.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2702.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

236M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2702.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2703.0_neutral_split.scale-100_ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2703.0_neutral_split.scale-125_ytsefhwckbdv6

1M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2703.0_neutral_~_ytsefhwckbdv6

234M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/828B5831.HiddenCityMysteryofShadows_1.27.2703.0_x86__ytsefhwckbdv6

67M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/89006A2E.AutodeskSketchBook_1.8.5.0_x64__tf1gferkr813w

559M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.3.0.7_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

532M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.4.0.12_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

531M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.4.1.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

531M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.4.2.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

562M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.5.0.8_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

563M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.5.1.2_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

570M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.6.0.9_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

569M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.6.1.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

583M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.7.0.8_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

15M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms_3.7.1.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

185M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.5.0.11_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

142M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.6.0.11_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

141M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.6.1.1_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

142M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.6.2.3_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

143M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.7.0.7_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

150M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires_3.8.0.13_x86__h6adky7gbf63m

185M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1340.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

167M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1340.5.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

167M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1341.1.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

170M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1360.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

173M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1371.1.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

181M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1380.6.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

178M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1390.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

181M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1400.5.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

186M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1410.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

186M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1411.1.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

186M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1420.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

189M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1430.6.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

191M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1440.2.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

191M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1440.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

137M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1440.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

189M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1450.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

189M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1450.5.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

192M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1461.3.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32

192M    ./Program Files/WindowsApps/king.com.CandyCrushSaga_1.1461.4.0_x86__kgqvnymyfvs32
     
    rubpa, Jun 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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  3. DCNEWBIE
    DCnewbie Win User
    Are my Registry Files all legitimate programs?

    Isn't there a web tool whereby I can check if programs listed in my REGISTRY FILES are legitimate programs?
     
    DCnewbie, Jun 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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  4. KBD
    KBD Win User

    Reformat internal HHD and files remain. IE: Program Files, WindowsApps, XboxGames and...

    Plz recomend program to recover deleted files.

    Let me try what you guys suggested, i am willing to pay for the program to get the files back.
     
    KBD, Jun 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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