Windows 10: Remove Windows.old

Discus and support Remove Windows.old in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; CCleaner will also remove it. I've used it the past few times and it works very well. Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by kuyenmotdivad, Jun 9, 2015.

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  1. CYBERRUFUS
    cyberrufus Win User

    Remove Windows.old


    CCleaner will also remove it. I've used it the past few times and it works very well.
     
    cyberrufus, Jun 9, 2015
    #16
  2. BUNNYJ
    BunnyJ New Member

    I delete the old files and I've never noticed a speed increase. It just purges old things.
     
    BunnyJ, Jun 9, 2015
    #17
  3. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Brink, Jun 9, 2015
    #18
  4. KUYENMOTDIVAD
    kuyenmotdivad Win User

    Remove Windows.old

    Had to do a fresh install of Windows 10, not going to use a 3rd party Antivirus now till 10 is final. Anyone else noticed in Windows 10 10030 there's no more permissions on files like with Windows 7 is it a new feature or was it included with 8?
     
    kuyenmotdivad, Jun 9, 2015
    #19
  5. CAPERJACK
    caperjack Win User
    for me it removes the files but not the folder, but folder shows as empty , right click on the windowsold folder and go properties ,what does it show for file size
     
    caperjack, Jun 10, 2015
    #20
  6. SLARTYBART
    Slartybart Win User
    There are still permissions - What I've seen is that they don't display on the first window, you can see them if you press the edit or advanced button

    I'd call that a bug in 10.0.130


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    Slartybart, Jun 10, 2015
    #21
  7. BOOZAD
    Boozad Win User
    This does indeed clean out files that Disk Cleanup claim to not have access to. Worked perfectly for me.
     
    Boozad, Jun 10, 2015
    #22
  8. KUYENMOTDIVAD
    kuyenmotdivad Win User

    Remove Windows.old

    Thanks for the help but I did a fresh install.
     
    kuyenmotdivad, Jun 10, 2015
    #23
  9. BRUMMYFAN
    brummyfan Win User
    You already have removed windows.old, the one you have is the current windows.
     
    brummyfan, Apr 4, 2018
    #24
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