Windows 10: Removing windows.old

Discus and support Removing windows.old in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Hi, As above, is it safe to remove this folder. It is taking up a lot of space on c: (more than 20 gigabytes) Moreover. why is it there? 92342 Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by oeivinr, Aug 28, 2017.

  1. OEIVINR
    oeivinr Win User

    Removing windows.old


    Hi,
    As above, is it safe to remove this folder. It is taking up a lot of space on c: (more than 20 gigabytes)
    Moreover. why is it there?

    :)
     
    oeivinr, Aug 28, 2017
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  2. MIKEY THE MAGNIFICENT
    Mikey The Magnificent Win User

    remove windows.old

    I am sick of this windows.old folder telling me that i need system permissions to work on it. Why is it that the person who compiled the program was operating with system permissions in the first place.

    There is none on the ****-in-nine fixes that i have attempted in the last threre months that has even come close to removing windows.old simply because i do not have system permissions and will you people find a god person to eliminate the directory
    and fire the **** oriface that placed system permissions on the folder in the first place.

    Windows.old is consuming 450 meg of disk space and i want it back. I do not want to talk to a phillipino or some person in south america i simply want the windows.old stuff gone... And if i have the problem then there must be thousands of others people
    with the same issue....come on microshaft fix it!
     
    Mikey The Magnificent, Aug 28, 2017
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  3. CHARIANNE PER
    Charianne Per Win User
    remove windows.old

    Hello Mikey,

    To isolate this concern, we suggest that you follow the instructions found on this
    link on how to delete your previous version of Windows.

    Hope this information helps. In case you need further assistance, kindly reply to us.
     
    Charianne Per, Aug 28, 2017
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  4. BREE
    Bree New Member

    Removing windows.old

    It is there to allow you to roll back to your previous version of Windows should you have problems after updating to the latest one (say, from Anniverary Update to the Creators Update). You have 10 days after the upgrade in which you can go back, it should be automatically deleted when the 10 days are up.

    If it isn't, or you want to delete it earlier this can be done safely. TenForums has a tutorial...
    Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 10
     
    Bree, Aug 28, 2017
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  5. OEIVINR
    oeivinr Win User
    Thanx for your answer.
     
    oeivinr, Aug 28, 2017
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  6. STEVE C
    Steve C Win User
    It will be removed automatically after 30 days or so after an upgrade.
     
    Steve C, Aug 29, 2017
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  7. BREE
    Bree New Member
    That was true for versions up to 1511. From 1607 onwards it was reduced to 10 days.

    https://www.computerworld.com/articl...ce-period.html
     
    Bree, Apr 4, 2018
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