How to Delete Windows.old?

Microsoft's legendary operating system series Windows continues on its way with its most current version, Windows 10, but windows. old folder occupies a large space on many users' computers. So what is this windows.old folder and how to delete Let's take a look together.

When you update your Windows 10 operating system version or any update process occurs in your operating system, Windows will save the files of the old version. windows. old It is stored in a folder named . To make it possible to roll back in case something goes wrong during the update process security measure This folder, which is used as a folder, allows you to go back in case of a problem with the new operating system version when the update process is completed successfully.

If your computer is working without any problems, the windows.old folder is nothing more than garbage taking up a large amount of space. If you want to free up space on your computer, the first thing you should do is to delete the windows.old folder. Alright How to delete windows.old folder?

How to delete Windows.old?

• Step #1: Open Settings.
• Step #2: Select System in Settings.
• Step #3: Go to Storage from the menu on the left, click on the Temporary Files option on the screen.
• Step #4: Select the “Temporary Windows installation files” option and click the Remove Files button.

Step #1: Open Settings.

Click on the search bar at the bottom left of the screen and "Settings" Search for the word. Select Settings in the results.

Step #2: Select System in Settings.

located at the top left of the settings window. System Continue with the steps by selecting the option.

Step #3: Go to Storage from the menu on the left, click on the Temporary Files option on the screen.

From the list on the left side of the window that opens Storage Go to menu. In the graph that appears on the screen showing which types of files take up your storage space, Temporary Files Find and select .

Step #4: Select the “Temporary Windows installation files” option and click the Remove Files button.

From the Temporary Files list that appears, you will find the windows.old folder where old Windows files are stored. “Temporary Windows installation files” Check the option. You can also tick other options in the list as you wish and free up more space on your Windows 10 operating system. When you are done marking, click on the button at the top of the window. Remove Files Click the button and wait. This process may take up to a few minutes to complete.

Deleting Windows.old with Windows Disk Cleanup tool:

• Step #1: Open File Explorer.
• Step #2: Right click on the C disk where the system is installed and Features select.
• Step #3: Click the Clean Up Disk button.
• Step #4: Click the Clean system files button.
• Step #5: Select Previous Windows installations and Ok Click the button.

Step #1: Open File Explorer.

located at the bottom left of your computer with Windows 10 operating system. to File Explorer Click.

Step #2: Right-click on the C disk where the system is installed and select Properties.

The disk where your Windows 10 operating system is installed (usually disk C) right click and at the bottom of the opened window Features Select the option.

Step #3: Click the Clean Up Disk button.

on the right side of the window showing the properties of the disk on which your system is installed. Clean Disk Click the button.

Step #4: Click on the Clean system files button.

Click on the left side of the Windows Disk Cleanup tool, which allows you to clean the files that appear on the screen and take up unnecessary space in our operating system. Clean system files Click the button.

Step #5: Select the Previous Windows installations option and click the OK button.

Among the options on the screen, select the windows.old folder where old Windows files are stored. Previous Windows installations Select the option. In the list in this window, you can view which types of files take up how much space on your computer. If you wish, you can also tick other options in the list that you want to permanently clean from your computer and create more free space on your operating system.

When you finish your marks on the list Ok Click the button. Answer Yes to the question "Are you sure you want to permanently delete these files?" that appears on your screen and remove unnecessary space on your computer. windows. old Wait for other unnecessary files to be deleted, including the file. This process may take several minutes.

How to delete Windows.old with Command Prompt:

• Step #1: Run Command Prompt as administrator.
• Step #2: Text inside quotes “RD /S /Q %SystemDrive%windows.old” copy it, paste it into the Command Prompt screen and press Enter.

Step #1: Run Command Prompt as administrator.

Click on the search bar at the bottom left of the screen and Command Prompt Search for it. Right-click on Command Prompt in the results and Run as administrator Select the option.

Step #2: Copy the text in quotes “RD /S /Q %SystemDrive%windows.old” copy it, paste it into the Command Prompt screen and press Enter.

Enter the text within quotes into the Command Prompt screen. “RD /S /Q %SystemDrive%windows.old” paste it and press Enter. windows.old The process of deleting the folder will start immediately. You can tell that the deletion process is finished when the Command Prompt moves to the next line. The Windows.old folder has been permanently cleared from your Windows 10 system.

A windows.old folder with a different name than Windows.old (for example, Windows.old.000) may exist on your operating system. To do this, go to the disk where your operating system is installed and enable show hidden items. If there is any windows.old folder with a different name, at the end of the code line above windows. old You can edit the folder name accordingly.

Once you have completed the steps above, you will be able to downgrade to the old version if a problem occurs on your computer during Windows updates. to return You will permanently delete the windows.old folder from your operating system and disk, which is used as a security measure for the purpose of updating, but when the update is successful, it takes up a large amount of unnecessary space on computers with Windows 10 operating system.

If you are satisfied with the Windows 10 operating system you are currently using and you Windows 10 If you do not want to go back to the previous version, you can easily remove the windows.old folder from your computer. However, the Windows 10 operating system itself; It also permanently cleans the windows.old folder, where old Windows 10 versions are stored, about 1 month after the update.