05-09-2017, 04:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-11-2017, 12:21 AM by shubhamverma.)
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If you performed a refresh of Windows 10, upgrade to Windows 10, or a custom install of Windows 10 on the same partition as the previous Windows installation without doing a clean install, then you will have a C:\Windows.old folder in your new installation afterwards. The Windows.old folder contains a copy of the previous Windows installation, and can be quite large in size.
If you already had a C:\Windows.old folder in the installation that you performed a refresh, upgrade install, or a custom install on, then it may be renamed to say C:\Windows.old.(1) (older previous installation) in addition to the latest C:\Windows.old folder. The most recent previous Windows installation will always be in the C:\Windows.old folder.
This tutorial will show you how to delete the Windows.old and $Windows.~BT folders that has been placed in the root directory of the Windows drive when you do a refresh or upgrade install of Windows 10.
EXAMPLE: Windows.old Folder
![[Image: mu042ot.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/mu042ot.jpg)
Delete "Windows.old" Folder in Disk Cleanup
1. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type cleanmgr, and click/tap on OK to open Disk Cleanup.
2. If you have more than one drive or partition on your PC, then select the Windows C: drive, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
![[Image: 7ylWmxV.png]](http://i.imgur.com/7ylWmxV.png)
3. Click/tap on the Clean up system files button. (see screenshot below)
![[Image: HPbZoF4.png]](http://i.imgur.com/HPbZoF4.png)
4. Check the Previous Windows installation(s) box, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
![[Image: JRqRzKC.png]](http://i.imgur.com/JRqRzKC.png)
5. Click/tap on Delete Files to confirm. (see screenshot below)
6. When Disk Cleanup finishes, the C:\Windows.old folder will be deleted
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If you performed a refresh of Windows 10, upgrade to Windows 10, or a custom install of Windows 10 on the same partition as the previous Windows installation without doing a clean install, then you will have a C:\Windows.old folder in your new installation afterwards. The Windows.old folder contains a copy of the previous Windows installation, and can be quite large in size.
If you already had a C:\Windows.old folder in the installation that you performed a refresh, upgrade install, or a custom install on, then it may be renamed to say C:\Windows.old.(1) (older previous installation) in addition to the latest C:\Windows.old folder. The most recent previous Windows installation will always be in the C:\Windows.old folder.
This tutorial will show you how to delete the Windows.old and $Windows.~BT folders that has been placed in the root directory of the Windows drive when you do a refresh or upgrade install of Windows 10.
EXAMPLE: Windows.old Folder
![[Image: mu042ot.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/mu042ot.jpg)
Delete "Windows.old" Folder in Disk Cleanup
1. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type cleanmgr, and click/tap on OK to open Disk Cleanup.
2. If you have more than one drive or partition on your PC, then select the Windows C: drive, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
![[Image: 7ylWmxV.png]](http://i.imgur.com/7ylWmxV.png)
3. Click/tap on the Clean up system files button. (see screenshot below)
![[Image: HPbZoF4.png]](http://i.imgur.com/HPbZoF4.png)
4. Check the Previous Windows installation(s) box, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
![[Image: JRqRzKC.png]](http://i.imgur.com/JRqRzKC.png)
5. Click/tap on Delete Files to confirm. (see screenshot below)
6. When Disk Cleanup finishes, the C:\Windows.old folder will be deleted
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