Windows 10: Residue of contents Windows.old refuse to be deleted.

Discus and support Residue of contents Windows.old refuse to be deleted. in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I am having problems in finally clearing out Windows.old. Most of it went, when I used the clean-up facility, but a system32 folder, 134KB, that... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by chipwood, Mar 7, 2017.

  1. CHIPWOOD
    chipwood Win User

    Residue of contents Windows.old refuse to be deleted.


    I am having problems in finally clearing out Windows.old. Most of it went, when I used the clean-up facility, but a system32 folder, 134KB, that contains folders, drivers and Driver Store remains.
    It appears my permissions need amending, but all I try is met with failure. The folder named Windows 10.old mo longer exists.

    Please can anyone, please help step by step? Permission especially if Trusted Installer could be involved seems a nightmare!

    :)
     
    chipwood, Mar 7, 2017
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  2. THINKINGAL
    thinkingal Win User

    How can I delete the windows.old folder on Windows 10 installation

    I would like to delete two residual folders on my Windows 10. The only thing left in them appear to be some browser favorities.

    I have tried to use Disk Clean Up / Clean up System Folders, but I don't see the "Remove Old Installations" choice, as the old installation is already cleared away by the looks of. All I have remaining are two folders

    windows.old and windows.old(1).

    How can I clear these off?

    Contents: 0 bytes, 5 Folders in each one.
     
    thinkingal, Mar 7, 2017
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  3. CHET121212
    Chet121212 Win User
    How to delete Windows.old folder?

    THis does not work. THe question was how to delete the floder. THis method deletes the contents but Windows.old stioll remains. When I try to delete windows.old I get the message, "Could not ind this item. No loger located in..."
     
    Chet121212, Mar 7, 2017
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  4. SAMURIA
    Samuria Win User

    Residue of contents Windows.old refuse to be deleted.

    Disk clean should remove it if you run it then run again to remove system files it's classed as a system folder booting a Linux live CD or similar it's quickset way
     
    Samuria, Mar 7, 2017
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  5. BASTET
    Bastet Win User
    I used CCleaner to remove that leftover file.
     
    Bastet, Mar 7, 2017
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  6. ROLANDJS
    RolandJS Win User
    Another idea: create and boot a Puppy Linux usb or dvd; use its file manager to delete windows.old remnants and finally the folder itself.
     
    RolandJS, Apr 4, 2018
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