 |
Windows 7: Wish to delete "Windows old" folder
|
19 Jul 2012
|
#1 | |
|
Wish to delete "Windows old" folder
Hi
I’ve recently installed Win 7 over Vista. It was a clean install as I couldn’t get the upgrade method to work. I now find I have Windows folder (9.97Gb) and a Windows Old folder (136 Gb).
Can I just delete the Windows old folder? I’m never going back to Vista so that’s not an issue here.
Many thanks
| My System Specs |
| |
19 Jul 2012
|
#2 | |
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
Hello Simon, and welcome to Seven Forums.
The tutorial below can help show you how to.  Windows.old Folder - Delete
Hope this helps,
Shawn | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
|
19 Jul 2012
|
#3 | |
|
Many thanks
I'm a bit nervous and curious as to why my old folder is so big in relation to the Windows folder. | | My System Specs | | |
19 Jul 2012
|
#4 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
How big was your Vista C partition? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
|
19 Jul 2012
|
#5 | |
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
Simon,
As Wolfgang posted above, the C:\Windows.old folder contains a copy of your previously installed Vista. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
|
19 Jul 2012
|
#6 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1 Houston, Texas |
Quote: Originally Posted by Simon Sudbury  Hi
I’ve recently installed Win 7 over Vista. It was a clean install as I couldn’t get the upgrade method to work. I now find I have Windows folder (9.97Gb) and a Windows Old folder (136 Gb).
Can I just delete the Windows old folder? I’m never going back to Vista so that’s not an issue here.
Many thanks You can try to delete it as you would any other file/folder. For some reason it does not always work that way. If that does not work you can go through the tutorial then. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
Memory Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
Graphics Card Zotac GeForce 9400 GT 512MB
Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master 940 = 19 inch
Screen Resolution 1440 X 900
Keyboard Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
PSU 500 watt
Case NZXT Apollo - Silver with Clear Side Panel
Cooling Three 120 mm Fans
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
Western Digital 160 GB Caviar Blue 7200 RPM ==
Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Green 7200 RPM ==
Internet Speed AT&T Fiber Optic Wireless Network
Other Info 120 mm Blue LED Fan -- Three Blue LED Lazer Light Sticks
|
20 Jul 2012
|
#8 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by Simon Sudbury Many thanks
Vista partition was 197Gb. There you have your answer. The freespace of the old partition is of course not in the Windows.old folder. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
|
20 Jul 2012
|
#9 | |
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
Glad we could help Simon. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
|
20 Jul 2012
|
#10 | |
|
Apologies for late response (having building work doen on house).
Many thanks. This is much appreciated. | | My System Specs | | Wish to delete "Windows old" folder problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:36 PM. |  |
"Item Not Found" when trying to delete a folder 
