Windows 10: What if I delete the folder "windows.old" after windows update?

Discus and support What if I delete the folder "windows.old" after windows update? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I had only a windows folder in C drive but as i updated my previous version of Windows to 1803 now I have got two windows folder: "Windows"(carrying... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by PratapNeaupane, Sep 10, 2018.

  1. PRATAPNEAUPANE
    PratapNeaupane Win User

    What if I delete the folder "windows.old" after windows update?


    I had only a windows folder in C drive but as i updated my previous version of Windows to 1803 now I have got two windows folder:
    "Windows"(carrying around 18GB space) and "Windows.old"(carrying around 8GB of space). Should i delete the folder "windows.old" as it is consuming 8GB of my total storage(150GB)? Doing so, do it cause any problem to regular performance of my OS?

    :)
     
    PratapNeaupane, Sep 10, 2018
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  2. ANUSHA
    Anusha Win User

    C windows installer folder - Delete?

    He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink What if I delete the folder "windows.old" after windows update? ;)
    Better try it out in a virtual of first. Just a suggestion.

    Like:
    First move everything in c:\windows\installer to d:\installercache
    Then delete c:\windows\installer folder
    Then type this in command mode as admin
    mklink /d c:\windows\installer d:\installercache

    Removing those installer files is a bad idea. it might prevent you from updating or uninstalling apps.
     
    Anusha, Sep 10, 2018
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  3. ROBOX
    RoboX Win User
    Windows 8 - delete windows folders in another drive

    I have the problem (from Windows 8) to delete the folders windows and programs on a secondary disk on which it was 7 .... know how to get full control to delete those folders?
     
    RoboX, Sep 10, 2018
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  4. VULKANBROS
    VulkanBros Win User

    What if I delete the folder "windows.old" after windows update?

    Windows 8 - delete windows folders in another drive

    Just run "cleanmgr.exe" in the run command or in a command prompt and select the drive you want to clean......
     
    VulkanBros, Sep 10, 2018
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