A Question About WIndows.old Folder

[linex12]

Hello, everyone! I updated to Windows 10 and now there is Windows.old folder in my C: drive and it's up 20Gb. So, my question is can I delete the folder without losing any data on my PC. I've read that the folder will be deleted by itself four weeks after the update. Is that true? I've also read that this folder is just BackUp of my data, so actually, I won't lose any data cause everything is at its place. This is just a copy of the data. Is that true, too?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Mac266]

It's where your old windows data is stored. So if you want to downgrade to whatever you came from, you'd need those files.

 

[abaday789]

It is as what Mac266 to you and you will need it for that. But if you are happy with win10 and do not think you will want to downgrade at you can remove it using the disk cleanup tool that can be found in the accessories folder of your start menu or just by searching for it using the start menu.

Once running it you can then select disk clean up options. One of them being the option to remove files from previous versions of windows.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

You should always keep your data backed up to a separate hard drive as a matter of good sense anyway in case of drive failure which is more common than most people think. If you upgraded to Windows 10 without first backing up your data, that was kinda dumb.

 

[linex12]

It is as what Mac266 to you and you will need it for that. But if you are happy with win10 and do not think you will want to downgrade at you can remove it using the disk cleanup tool that can be found in the accessories folder of your start menu or just by searching for it using the start menu.

Once running it you can then select disk clean up options. One of them being the option to remove files from previous versions of windows.

So, let's say I'm happy with Windows 10. If I delete the folder, I won't lose any data such as photos, music, documents etc, right?

 

[abaday789]

It is as what Mac266 to you and you will need it for that. But if you are happy with win10 and do not think you will want to downgrade at you can remove it using the disk cleanup tool that can be found in the accessories folder of your start menu or just by searching for it using the start menu.

Once running it you can then select disk clean up options. One of them being the option to remove files from previous versions of windows.

So, let's say I'm happy with Windows 10. If I delete the folder, I won't lose any data such as photos, music, documents etc, right?

No you shouldn't but just double check all the main folders in there for stuff that you think you might not have already got and want from it before using the the disk clean-up tool to remove it properly like i said above. As that is what I did and I haven't had any issues.

 

[linex12]

Thank you all for the responses!