May 2, 2023 · If the Windows.old folder was unable to be removed using either option below, then take ownership of the Windows.old folder and all contents, and try again. * Owner of Files and Folders - …

Jan 17, 2016 · Hi folks, I want to delete the windows old folder in windows 10 as its hogging up quite a bit of space, only upgraded windows 8 to 10 a few days ago.

Sep 12, 2016 · Windows.old is huge - what can I delete? I was doing some disk maintenance checks on my computer and noticed that "Windows.old", the previous OS version prior to upgrading to Windows …

Jun 22, 2020 · Windows.old not auto deleting Hi, after an upgrade how long should it be til windows.old deletes itself? I think MS keeps changing it around perhaps. My understanding was after 10 days. …

Oct 23, 2018 · rmdir /S /Q windows.old but all say the folder can't be found. I've had this previously after upgrading to 1803 where there were remnants after running disc cleanup but deleting in safe mode …

Jun 17, 2025 · Can't delete old windows dir I upgraded Win 7 to Win 10, now I can't delete the "Windows.old" folder. I'm the only user of the PC and I even changed the ownership of this folder to …

Nov 13, 2021 · Can't Delete a Windows Old Folder - Needs Admin Privileges On my last computer build, I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and it created a backup folder of the entire windows 7 …

Aug 9, 2022 · Recently I had a Microsoft tech do an in place upgrade with media creation tool. it made a folder called windows old if i remove it from Disc clean up where it says previous installation will I …

Dec 13, 2023 · Then I renamed my old "Windows" folder to "Windows.old" and started the disk cleanup with the "Cleanup System Files" option enabled. This easily disappeared the old Windows folder and …

Oct 3, 2015 · Remoção da pasta windows.old no w10.. . Temos o prazer de anunciar que, em breve, o fórum do Windows estará disponível exclusivamente para perguntas e respostas da Microsoft . Essa …