Windows 10: Windows 10, windows.old folder empty

Discus and support Windows 10, windows.old folder empty in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; 4 days ago I changed my motherboard, processor and ram. My windows files went to windows.old and my understanding was that I'll be able to access those... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Jurand Szwaja, Jul 26, 2024.

  1. JURAND SZWAJA
    Jurand Szwaja Win User

    Windows 10, windows.old folder empty


    4 days ago I changed my motherboard, processor and ram. My windows files went to windows.old and my understanding was that I'll be able to access those files for 10 days. Today I wanted to recover something from there, but the folder shows empty. When I right click on it and go to properties, it shows that it contains 200+ MB and 600+ files. Is there any ways to recover those files?

    :)
     
    Jurand Szwaja, Jul 26, 2024
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  2. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Jul 26, 2024
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  3. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User
    Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

    As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.
     
    TheLostSwede, Jul 26, 2024
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  4. COOKIEMONSTER
    cookiemonster Win User

    Windows 10, windows.old folder empty

    old windows

    Hi I have just reset my daughters laptop to factory settings and updated it to windows 8.1 on the hard drive I have a windows folder and an old windows folder can I get rid of the old windows folder and how would I get rid of it, as I am not used to win 8.
     
    cookiemonster, Jul 26, 2024
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