Windows 10: Windows.old

Discus and support Windows.old in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; When is it safe to delete the Windows.old folder after recent upgrade to 1511 Build 10586.17 or will Windows do this automatically at some tine in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by WightWalker, Dec 4, 2015.

  1. WIGHTWALKER
    WightWalker Win User

    Windows.old


    When is it safe to delete the Windows.old folder after recent upgrade to 1511 Build 10586.17 or will Windows do this
    automatically at some tine in the near future?

    :)
     
    WightWalker, Dec 4, 2015
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  2. ARUNJEET
    arunjeet Win User

    windows.old

    what happens to my windows.old(windows 7) file after 30 days of windows 10 activation?

    Do I need to delete the folder manually as it is taking up extra space of the hard disc.

    Does deleting that folder result in malfunction of current windows 10?
     
    arunjeet, Dec 4, 2015
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  3. ROBERTJWIN
    RobertJWin Win User
    Windows.old

    I already answered this on the very first page of this thread:

    P.S. You won't see the Clean system files button if you run DC as admin. You're doing fine so far; just let the scan complete!

    Running DC as admin is simply a much quicker way compared to running it normally, scanning, then clicking
    Clean system files to relaunch the app as admin, scanning again and finally selecting the options. Hope you got it now.
     
    RobertJWin, Dec 4, 2015
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  4. KYHI
    Kyhi Win User

    Windows.old

    You can run - disk cleanup > clean system files

    to remove all the un-needed installer folders / files
     
    Kyhi, Dec 4, 2015
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  5. SHAKENNSTIRRED
    shakennstirred Win User
    If everything is working fine after the update, I run disk cleanup/clean system files and delete it.
     
    shakennstirred, Dec 4, 2015
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  6. WIGHTWALKER
    WightWalker Win User
    All done & dusted, thanks
     
    WightWalker, Apr 4, 2018
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