May 2, 2023 · If the Windows.old folder was unable to be removed using either option below, then take ownership of the Windows.old folder and all contents, and try again. * Owner of Files and …

Oct 23, 2018 · rmdir /S /Q windows.old but all say the folder can't be found. I've had this previously after upgrading to 1803 where there were remnants after running disc cleanup but …

Jun 17, 2025 · Can't delete old windows dir I upgraded Win 7 to Win 10, now I can't delete the "Windows.old" folder. I'm the only user of the PC and I even changed the ownership of this …

Jan 17, 2016 · Hi folks, I want to delete the windows old folder in windows 10 as its hogging up quite a bit of space, only upgraded windows 8 to 10 a few days ago.

Sep 12, 2016 · Windows.old is huge - what can I delete? I was doing some disk maintenance checks on my computer and noticed that "Windows.old", the previous OS version prior to …

Jun 22, 2020 · Windows.old not auto deleting Hi, after an upgrade how long should it be til windows.old deletes itself? I think MS keeps changing it around perhaps. My understanding …

Feb 18, 2016 · The Take Ownership option has been used going back to XP while it was Vista that first saw the Windows.old folder introduced. I have had to remove a good number of them …

Dec 13, 2023 · Then I renamed my old "Windows" folder to "Windows.old" and started the disk cleanup with the "Cleanup System Files" option enabled. This easily disappeared the old …

Aug 17, 2016 · I had the same experience trying to remove windows.old and its subfolders (which were all empty after doing the disk cleanup). I had to take ownership of all, change …

May 2, 2015 · Be satisfied that your installation is running to your satisfaction, before deleting the Windows.old folder. It is used, in the optional choices, to return your computer to its previous …