Delete the Windows.old Folder and Save Space of C drive.(windows 10)

Delete the Windows.old Folder and Save Space of C drive.(windows 10)

   April 01, 2018       Anil

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if you need to free up disk space, and you’re confident that your files and settings are where you want them to be in Windows 10, you can safely delete it yourself. Keep in mind that you'll be deleting your Windows.old folder, which contains files that give you the option to go back to your previous version of Windows. Deleting your previous version of Windows can’t be undone.

1.In the search box on the taskbar, type settings, then choose it from the list of results.

2.Select System > Storage > This PC and then scroll down the list and choose Temporary files.

3.Under Remove temporary files, select the Previous version of Windows check box and then choose Remove files.

Alternative Way of Removal (works in previous Windows versions)

If you try to delete the Windows.old directory using File Explorer, the OS will prevent you from doing so as they are considered system files. You could bypass these after meddling with permissions settings, but there's no need to do that...

Step 1. Go to Start and type 'Disk Cleanup'.

Step 2. Open Disk Cleanup and select your main system drive.
The tool will scan your drive for unnecessary files and old cached data. However the Windows.old directory won't be accounted for.

Step 3. Select the option "Clean up system files" near the bottom of the window. Select your main drive again and the scan process will be repeated.

Step 4. The result of the scan will display different types of data, from Recycle Bin files to temporary internet cache. This time around, "Temporary Windows installation files" will be there, accounting is 3.74GB .

Step 5. Select all the files you want to remove, including the Windows installation files. Click OK. Then confirm the subsequent prompts.