C:/Windows.old

[johndoc]

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?

 

[Rick Rogers]

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

 

[John Inzer]

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

 

[johndoc]

Thank you very much for your swift reply

 

[johndoc]

Thank you very much for replying so quickly
--
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

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

 

[Dustin Harper]

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.

 

[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

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.