Windows.old Folder - Delete

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       #80

    Hello pauLoz, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    No, it will not cause any issues. The Windows.old folder only contains a copy of your previous installation, and has no affect on the current one other than the amount of HDD space it uses.

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
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       #81

    :D


    Tnx it helps me very much,more spaces !!! ty again
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  3. Posts : 71,977
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       #82

    You're most welcome. :)
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       #83

    Thanks ! Now I have 300 GB free !
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       #84

    Argh! Can't add to your reputation on this thread!

    Thank you Brink for going above and beyond the call of duty to provide tutorials such as this (and the many others that I link unsavvy users to) that are very easy to follow for even the totally clueless.

    DonnaB
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  6. Posts : 71,977
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       #85

    You're most welcome Donna. I'm glad it could help. :)
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       #86

    Which Files Might I Want to Copy?


    Thank you, Brink for this tutorial,

    In the preface you include this warning:

    Warning
    Be sure to copy any files that you want out of the Windows.old folder before you delete it. Once deleted, they are gone.

    Windows.old is a huge directory. TreeSize Free makes it 11.4 Gb and 65,804 files. How do I know if any of these 65,804 files are worth saving?

    I tried a quick search, but this is not an easy question for which to formulate a search strategy that will give quick access to any posts that address this question.

    thanks,

    baumgrenze
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       #87

    Hello Baumgrenze,

    You would really only need to see if there are any files in any of the user folders (ex: Documents, Music, etc...) from within the Windows.old folder that you may want.

    You wouldn't need any of the system files. :)
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  9. Posts : 294
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       #88

    Have You Ever Seen This in a Failed Install - Local Settings


    Thank you Brink for such a prompt reply.

    In working through how to delete Windows.old, I looked at Windows.old using ZTree with administrative privileges.

    Have you ever seen anything like this mess of sub-folders upon sub-folders under Local Settings? My guess is that this crazy reduplication led to the failed install. I'm not sure this is the full tree. I began hitting an error message when I tried to log each Local Settings folder in a stepwise use of the + key. I guess since MS has gone on to Windows 8, they would have no interest in seeing this, but clearly something very bad happened as the installation routine ran. I thought it might be worth documenting, just for the record.

    I managed to use the same DigitalRiver ISO to do a clean install on the SSD the next time I tried.

    Thanks,

    baumgrenze

    See attached images:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Windows.old Folder - Delete-ztreewinoldcrazytreestructurelocalsettings.jpg   Windows.old Folder - Delete-filepathnametoologztree-winold.jpg  
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  10. Posts : 71,977
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       #89

    Yeah, something bad happened there. Luckily, you can just delete the Windows.old folder to get rid of it all.
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