Deleting"Windows.old"


Try following commands:

Code: 
Takeown  /f C:\Windows.old /r /d Y


Rd /s /q C:\Windows.old
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
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    3840 x 2160
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    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
Solved. Finally got rid of the "Windows.old" folder. Went into each folder and deleted what I could, then using CMD tried to delete the complete folder- no go then changed the folder from "read-only" after which it changed it's self back to Read-only. Then Ran SFC scannow, after which I checked "System > Storage > Temporary Files And there it was ready to be deleted - Removed files and checked C:\- NO Windows.old file. Only taken a couple of weeks.
Ps on my laptop Windows.old was able to be deleted after the 10 days via system/storage/temp files.
Thanks to all those that helped me.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    OWN Build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
    Motherboard
    ASUS Strix X570-F Gaming
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX16GB DDR4, 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700XT BE 8GB GDDR6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2, AOC Q27T1G5, C24FG70
    Hard Drives
    Disk 0 C: M.2 NVMe 500GB 980PRO, Disk 1 1TB 860 EVO
Nod said:
Solved. Finally got rid of the "Windows.old" folder. Went into each folder and deleted what I could, then using CMD tried to delete the complete folder- no go then changed the folder from "read-only" after which it changed it's self back to Read-only. Then Ran SFC scannow, after which I checked "System > Storage > Temporary Files And there it was ready to be deleted - Removed files and checked C:\- NO Windows.old file. Only taken a couple of weeks.
Ps on my laptop Windows.old was able to be deleted after the 10 days via system/storage/temp files.
Thanks to all those that helped me.
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I'm glad you were able to delete the folder. Others have said that after about 10 days it disappears (on it's own). Is your experience different?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDA 1650 Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo C32q-20
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