C:/Windows.old

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Hello,

On my C: drive I have a C:/windows.old directory as well as a C:/windows
directory.

The 'old' directory was last modified many months ago.

C:/Windows takes up 9+GB
C:/Windows.old takes up 14+GB

Q: Can I safely delete 'Windows.old' from my PC?
 
Hi,

Windows.old contains the remnants of an installation that you either
upgraded or did a reinstall of Vista. If you are satisfied that you have
recovered any data from it that you wish to save, then you can safely delete
it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
johndoc said:
Hello,

On my C: drive I have a C:/windows.old directory as well as a
C:/windows directory.

The 'old' directory was last modified many months ago.

C:/Windows takes up 9+GB
C:/Windows.old takes up 14+GB

Q: Can I safely delete 'Windows.old' from my PC?
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Maybe the following articles will offer some ideas:

(930527) How to use the Disk Cleanup feature
to delete the Windows.old folder after you install
Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930527/en-us

(933212) How to remove the Windows.old
folder that is generated when you perform a
custom installation of Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933212/en-us

(932912) How to restore your personal files after
you perform a custom installation of Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932912/en-us

(933209) How to retrieve files from an earlier
version of Windows in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933209/en-us

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Digital Image
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I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
 
Thank you very much for replying so quickly :)
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Thanks and regards
johndoc


Rick Rogers said:
Hi,

Windows.old contains the remnants of an installation that you either
upgraded or did a reinstall of Vista. If you are satisfied that you have
recovered any data from it that you wish to save, then you can safely delete
it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
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Yes, you can. Those were the files from your old install that you upgraded
from. Make sure you get the data that you need from that folder, if any.

You can also use the Windows Disk Cleanup tool in System Tools to get rid of
that folder.
 
Thanks for your reply. I used the Disk Cleanup utility and cleared out the
old Windows installation plus a whole load of other stuff too. Lots more free
space now available :)

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Thanks and regards
johndoc


Dustin Harper said:
Yes, you can. Those were the files from your old install that you upgraded
from. Make sure you get the data that you need from that folder, if any.

You can also use the Windows Disk Cleanup tool in System Tools to get rid of
that folder.
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