Windows.old Folder - Delete

Brink · 30 Aug 2010

Hello ElJefe, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Take ownership and "Allow" your user account "Full Control" of the C:\Windows.old folder to see if you may be able to delete it afterwards.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

ElJefe · 30 Aug 2010

I tried taking ownership of it and nothing. Then I tried removing the read-only checkmark and a weird message came up. I've also tried renaming it, moving it, cmd removing it, Tune-up Shredder-ing it, using disk cleanup. Nothing has worked.

fabricius · 30 Aug 2010

Lmao, beat this people. 170GB left in windows.old.

I think I have the record, haha?

Brink · 30 Aug 2010

ElJefe said:

I tried taking ownership of it and nothing. Then I tried removing the read-only checkmark and a weird message came up. I've also tried renaming it, moving it, cmd removing it, Tune-up Shredder-ing it, using disk cleanup. Nothing has worked.

ElJefe,

See if you may be able to delete the C:\Windows.old folder from a command prompt at boot.

Folder - Delete from Command Prompt

You can use this command below:

RD /S /Q "C:\Windows.old"

Model101 · 30 Aug 2010

Great post, thanks!

I just got 44GB back! :)

@fabricius - I think you do have the record lol

ElJefe · 30 Aug 2010

Deleting from command prompt at boot worked. Thanks very much Brink

Brink · 30 Aug 2010

You're most welcome ElJefe. I'm happy to hear that you got it deleted. :)

Mike89 · 31 Aug 2010

Just use Unlocker 1.9.0. Does the trick.

MilesAhead · 31 Aug 2010

Mike89 said:

Just use Unlocker 1.9.0. Does the trick.

That's cheating. Way too easy. :)

ARKphoenix · 24 Oct 2010

Outstanding, really nice tutorial it helped me out alot.

I'd re-installed Windows twice this year and i've been stuck with these Windows.old folders with no idea how to shift them. Thanks to this tut its now possible and has left me with 135gb of free space.

Thanks!