Windows 10: $Windows.~WS folder deleting

Discus and support $Windows.~WS folder deleting in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; hello I tried to download win10 twice with media tool but it reached ~75% and then its just gone without any error ... however this is not the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by syrioust, Jul 31, 2015.

  1. SYRIOUST
    syrioust Win User

    $Windows.~WS folder deleting


    hello
    I tried to download win10 twice with media tool but it reached ~75% and then its just gone without any error ... however this is not the problem
    I think the downloaded 75% are still stored on my C drive because i have a folder called $Windows.~WS its empty (there is folder called Source but also empty) but 5.26 GB in size (invisible data)
    i want to delete it to save some space but im afraid that "get windows 10 app" is downloading in it and i dont want to delete it ( im still waiting for the notification though)
    so 1) is get windows 10 app downloading? knowing im still waiting the notification?

    2) if 1 = true how to delete the media tool failed downloads?
    else if 1=false is it safe to delete the whole folder?
    sorry for the long "life story" but i have to give my sitrep
    thanks

    :)
     
    syrioust, Jul 31, 2015
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  2. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User
    Ztruker, Jul 31, 2015
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