deleting WINDOWS.0, Windows.old, and WINDOWS_old


  1. tonypham
    Posts : 12
    Windows XP
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    deleting WINDOWS.0, Windows.old, and WINDOWS_old


    I just installed Windows 7 and I thought it had reformatted my master drive, but it turns out I didn't? I think what was left from my original Installation was left in Windows.old, but there's also WINDOWS_old and WINDOWS.0. I'm not sure which is which honestly or how i should go about cleaning up my computer. I installed a fresh windows 7 installation with 2 GB of free space on a 40 Gb HDD
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  3. richc46
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    This will help

    Windows.old Folder - Delete

    Clean install is always best, you may want to think about that, before you begin using and downloading programs etc.

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  4. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello Tony,

    You can right click on them and click on delete, or use Disk Cleanup as in the tutorial below to delete them.

    Windows.old Folder - Delete

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
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  6. MacGyvr
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    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
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    You may want to consider going back and doing a complete clean install. Those folders indicate that you may have done an upgrade, which in many cases leads to problems such as performance issues.
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  7. tonypham
    Posts : 12
    Windows XP
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    clean install complete. thanks guys
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  8. richc46
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    You are very welcome. You made the right decision.
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