The Windows.old File
Written by Alan Tuesday, 26 January 2010 08:00
You may have noticed, after installing Windows 7, a rather large file eating up hard drive space called “windows.old”. The file was created when you chose “Custom Installation” during the Win 7 setup. You will get this folder only when you choose custom installation without formatting the hard drive and install windows 7 on the same drive where a previous version of window is installed.
What you get with this is the ability to recover the old OS and also recover files such as the Outlook .pst file, for example.
Getting rid of this folder is not as straight forward as usual. You can’t simply choose to delete it like most files. So let’s get rid of it.
1. Click Start =>All Programs => Accessories =>System Tools and Right-Click Run as Administrator.
2. When disk cleanup is done running you will see the Windows.old file listed. Check the box next to it and choose OK.
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