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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Thanks and regards
johndoc

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
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"johndoc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:635FFD2A-2942-4773-8650-(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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?
>
> --
> Thanks and regards
> johndoc

johndoc wrote:
> 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?
====================================

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

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Thank you very much for your swift reply
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Thanks and regards
johndoc


"John Inzer" wrote:

> johndoc wrote:
> > 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?
> ====================================
>
> 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
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> 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
--
Thanks and regards
johndoc


"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> 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
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "johndoc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:635FFD2A-2942-4773-8650-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 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?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks and regards
> > johndoc
>
>

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.

--
Dustin Harper
(E-Mail Removed)
http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page


"johndoc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:635FFD2A-2942-4773-8650-(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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?
>
> --
> Thanks and regards
> johndoc

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

--
Thanks and regards
johndoc


"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> Dustin Harper
> (E-Mail Removed)
> http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page
>
>
> "johndoc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:635FFD2A-2942-4773-8650-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 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?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks and regards
> > johndoc
>