Can I safely delete this folder and all its contents?
It takes up a lot og space and if it is safe to delete the I would like to delete it
Soooo……… can I delete this windows.old folder??
Finn
Can I safely delete this folder and all its contents?
It takes up a lot og space and if it is safe to delete the I would like to delete it
Soooo……… can I delete this windows.old folder??
Finn
I don’t use the avast cleanup program, but as far as I’m aware this is created by the OS, e.g. after receiving a feature update, such as window 10 version 1903.
Have you received a windows 10 feature update recently.
If this was indeed created by the OS after the feature update, deleting it will prevent you from being able to roll back.
See https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-delete-windowsold-folder-3490793/.
Thanks
I thought it was Avast Cleanup that created it
But you are correct that a huge Windows Update was installed the same day as we installed and ran Avast Cleanup
Then I am pretty sure we can delete this folder… the PC is only a few ways old, so I dont feel we need to be able to roll back to an earlier Windows version
Thanks
Finn
You’re welcome.
Personally I would leave the windows.old in place, there have been many instances of bugs/collisions after a windows feature update. I would suggest leaving it in place for 30 days, I think this is the MS advised limit after that a rollback may not be possible.
Unless of course you have any space limitation on you hard disk, which for a new system (if you meant “the PC is only a few wdays old”) shouldn’t be an issue.