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Ok, that’s it, I hope these tips will help you safely remove the Windows.old folder and get back the system drive space.If you’re not interested in upgrading your existing Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation to Windows 10, you can get rid of by following the below-mentioned instructions. Run the batch file with the highest privileges. You may need to run the script twice to make sure the Windows.old gone away. Wrap all the rows in a single batch file then go ahead. ICACLS %SystemDrive%\Windows.old /T /grant :r Administrators:F TAKEOWN /F %SystemDrive%\Windows.old /A /R /D Y Please note that if you are not sure what you are running, you may use the other above methods. This is the last method, I have usually used it to remove the Windows.old folder for a bunch of remote Computers. Tick to the Previous Windows installation(s) checkbox then click on OK to proceed with the removal.ĭelete the Windows.old folder by using batch script The fastest way is to copy this line to Start -> run c:\windows\SYSTEM32\cleanmgr.exe /cDrive it will direct you to the drive that you wish to clean up, in this demo is drive C. Start from Windows search then put the keyword disk cleanup you will see the Disk Cleanup Here the method I’ve usually used before. As a note, the Windows.old will be automatically deleted after 10 days.ĭelete the Windows.old folder by using Disk Cleanup Scroll down to the bottom, Windows have an option for us to delete the previous version of Windows tick to the checkbox then click on the Clean now button, Windows will take care all the rest. Go to Settings/System/Storage, Navigate and click to the Configure Storage Sense or run it now Tick to the checkbox then click on the Remove files button.ĭelete the Windows.old folder by using Storage sense Go to Settings/System/Storage, Navigate and click to the Temporary filesĪs you can see, the Previous Windows installation(s) below take 5.84GB of the system drive space. Here are some tips to help you safely get rid of the Windows.old Delete the Windows.old folder by using Temporary files Once your Windows 10 can work smoothly after upgrading/installing you should remove the Windows.old folder after 1-2 days to reclaim gigabytes of space. The Windows.old folder will occupy many gigabytes of space in the system drive.