How to remove the Windows folder. Old and free up disk space

After the installation or upgrade, see the hard drive with Windows Windows folder appears. Old. It contains the files of the previous system, and remove it by conventional methods can not. However, if you urgently need to free up space, that is, methods that can help get rid of the folder.

Uninstalling on Windows 10

great the April update Windows 10 brought many opportunities, among which there is a convenient way to remove the Windows folder. Old. This was made possible thanks to the improvement of the Disk Cleanup function, which can now be carried out in manual mode.

After removal of the Windows folder. Old automatic rollback to a previous version of the system will be disabled.

Open the "Start" menu and navigate to "Settings". You can speed up the transition by pressing the key combination Win + I. Go to the "System" and select "Device Memory". In the "control memory" click "make room now."

Locate and select the "Previous installation of Windows». Scroll up window and click "Delete Files." Wait for the removal of temporary files, among which will be the contents of the Windows folder. Old.

If you do not put the April update of "ten", then this method will not work. To delete a folder, use the method that works on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. He continues to work and after installation of the April update, that is, is universal.

Uninstalling on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1

Press the keyboard shortcut Win + R, to open the window "Run". Enter cleanmgr and press Enter. Select the partition on which you installed Windows. You can use another way: open the "Computer", right click on the list with Windows, open the "Properties" on the "General" tab click on "Clear Disk".

Wait until the download dialog box and click "Clean up system files."

Check "Previous settings" and click "OK". If, after such removal will empty the Windows folder on the disk. Old, get rid of it via the command line. Start the console as administrator.

Run the command:

rd / s / q c: \ windows.old

The letter C in the command syntax indicates the drive on which the Windows folder is stored. Old. You it can be different: for example, D or G. Once the command is an empty directory will be deleted.

Windows. Old - system folder. But the computer can be other directories that are not removed by standard means. They can be removed, and on Windows, and MacOS, so if you need to free up disk space, it will not be an insurmountable difficulty.

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