Is it safe to delete Windows.old files after doing a system restore?

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• How to delete Windows.old, I can't delete the Windows.old folder after doing a system recovery

  I have changed the ownership of the folder but still cannot delete as usual windows can only slow progress.

  The following may help: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/How-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder?

• How to move Windows program from Windows.old files after you do a re-installation of my Vista Home Premium?

  How to move Windows program from Windows.old files after you do a re-installation of my Vista Home Premium? Can I move the program files or do I have to reinstall each program with the cd that came with the applicable programs? I know how to move all the other files. I do not know how to move the program files. Thank you in advance for help you.

  You can't move programs from Windows.OLD.  The programs need to be reinstalled.

  Sorry, but that's how.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

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• How to delete windows.old files

  Hello, I recently bought a laptop Acer Aspire 5536 with Vista and I have upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
  because I did not format first I find myself with windows.old files, I have manged to remove the program files from windows.old in taking possession, but I can not delete the folder windows.old itself, I've seen some sugestions to do a disk cleanup but this does not work for me because I see not the windows.old file
  does anyone know of a way to delete windows.old please until I do a format?
  Thank you.

  Hi all

  Try cleaning disc, select the C drive, then click on file system cleanup, select C drive once more and then you will find the windows installation previous option. It worked for me... hope you.

• I get a widow in my lower toolbar that rpet low disk space, and when I click it to try to delete the old files, it does nothing... so what do I do... ?

  I get a window in my toolbar lower repeating me low disk space and when I click it to try to remove the old files, it does nothing... so what should I do to get rid of the files in a "D" file...?

  Please perform these steps and the back of the report.

  Click Start, click computer, and it will display your hard drives and their letters. Normally C: is your operating system and where everything is stored (user: files, programs, Documents, photos, etc.). The D: is your RECOVERY partition and contains a copy of the first installation of the plant. The D: is small, about 9 to 15 GB, depending on the version of Windows.

  For example, my C: displays 306 GB free (unused) 374 GB (hard disk capacity). D: shows 2.11 free 11.5 GB GB. This is normal for HP, Compaq and others. New HP (Win 7) include an E: with less than 1 GB of capacity, to store a program utility tools. These so-called hard disks are in fact partitions installed on a physical hard disk, but not to concern. The c: partition free space is your important answer. BeAware that the D: and E: (if you have the configuration described above, are never to be used as restore points, or your personal files, they are allocated by the manufacturer to support the reinstallation of the operating system.) My example shows that my C: partition made only 68GB used on the disc, 306 GB is free (unused) 374 GB capacity.

  (1) report with numbers, and you can be helped.

  (2) Vista writes copies ghosts of all your documents (previous versions of the files). These can take many GB.

  (3) when he gets less than 20 percent free, you start to have problems with the disk defragmentation. Less than 10% results in critical problems, the problems of performance and for the worse.

  (4) if the number of free GB is really a low disk space issue, you need to move some of the large data files (pictures, videos,...) out on CD or DVD.

  If it helps, let me know. I'm not a moderator, just a user trying to use simple language to help others.

• Cannot delete windows.old files

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  Ideas: Hi, am unable to complete the removal of the files from windows.old, securi-rom files look like they're language scrambled, computer says that they do not exist, but I can still see them in the folder and computer won't let me delete... Please advise

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  I'm sorry, but we cannot help you any further.
  This is the way to remove the windows.old folder.

  Contact LG.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• I installed Windows 7 on a Vista machine. I want to delete the old files of Vista but system requires the permission of Mike-PC\Mike to make changes to this file. How can I get this permission?

  I am convinced that the old program gives me a message about more than 500 fonts are installed everytime I open a works file.  This is my understanding of Windows 7 there is no limit on the installed fonts.  The old Vista file is more than 90 GB.  I already a copy of the file on a separate drive if something of him is never necessary.

  If the Windows.old folder, the best way to remove it is with disk cleanup.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder

• Safe to delete Windows.old?

  Original title: Windows8.1 restoration

  Hi all!

  A few days back I restored my computer running windows 8.1 because I experienced a few problems.

  All of my documents were intact and had been downgraded to windows 8.

  I found a "Windows.old" folder in the C: drive and raise was all uninstalled programs.

  Would it not be prudent to delete directly?

  Hello

  If you have all the data intact, then Yes, you can remove it safely.

  See the article.
  How to remove the Windows.old folder

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/how-remove-Windows-old-folder

  I hope this helps.

• How to recover deleted Windows 7 fonts without making a system restore

  Hello

  Last summer, I deleted a number of fonts Windows 7 I knew I was never going to use. Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted some I really wanted to delete. But I let it pass in time. Now, I wish I had some of those back that I accidentally deleted (for example Baskerville, Californian, Goudy).

  I searched the previous discussions on this subject, but none (which this one: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/location-to-download-accidentally-deleted-fonts/b43a8d76-2889-41f2-be0c-9e7c27e2cf30) helped. That the thread is on the removal of thousands of additional fonts, do not restore deleted fonts Windows. And responses here especially suggest more drastic solutions that I want to do (System Restore [that would change too many things I've done since the abolition of the police], reinstalling Windows) or suggest other programs to remove additional fonts and back to default values, which are always present for opus (I have download the Powerpoint Viewer who did indeed) (, restore some of the fonts I lost, but not all of them.)

  In any case, my problem is more in line with this thread of a person showing last year. http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-files/location-to-download-accidentally-deleted-fonts/b43a8d76-2889-41F2-be0c-9e7c27e2cf30

  This is exactly my problem. Unfortunately, the response of the MVP is very helpful. The site 1001freefonts.com has obviously NO premium fonts in Windows 7/Office 2007! (Wouldn't an MVP already know that?)

  But my question is basically the same as the OP is that thread: there is no place where existing OS licensed users go to download the font files and then install themselves?

  I mean, if MS is able to verify a valid property of an OS of Windows when running the various updates, why in the name of all that is logical doesn't it not provide a link to re-download deleted Windows fonts for valid users?

  So, is there a way to retrieve all of the fonts in Windows 7/Office 2007 without the drastic system restore or OS reinstall often suggested?

  Updates on how to deal with this issue? Any other suggestions?

  Thank you!  :-)

  There is no short way to reinstall the software that included the fonts or get lucky and find the fonts desired on the web somewhere.  This is a list of fonts that did not exist in Windows 7  Often fonts are installed by applications, so in looking at the list of available fonts is not necessarily tell you where each of them came.

• All my files are gone after doing a system restore

  Tuesday, I spotted that I was behind on my updates so be fairly busy told windows draft.exe all and he then installed.
  When I came back to my computer (after the restart). I found that windows had created a new user, Temp. On this temp Itunes was not installed and none were anything else.
  I got itunes to add the library again and I continued a bit annoyed with Vista
  Then I noticed that my hard drive was packed even if I had loads of free space. So I decided to do a system restore.
  He got rid of the Temp and in the process most of my files.
  After much research, I decided to cancel the restoration of the system think that logically it that would result is error.
  Bad...
  Cancellation of the restoration of the system made the rest of my files disappear.

  I'm no expert, but I do not think that my files were gone I believe that something has happened in the root directory (hope only maybe blind).
  When I search for my vista documents found, but if clicked told me that the item that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut no longer works correctly.

  If anyone can help?

  Hello

  You can try some third-party data recovery software which is available free on the Net and try to recover the lost files. You can access the link below and download the file and check if the files can be recovered.

  http://www.RecoverMyFiles.com/data-recovery-software-download.php

  All the best,

  Geek

• Is it safe to delete the zipped files after unpacking with success in the stage space?

  Hi all

  I was able successfully decompress the files in the stage_R12 area.

  Is it safe to remove files zipped now after decompress?

  Just for the sake of space...

  4 directories have been created:

  EBSINSTALLMEDIA

  startCD

  TechInstallMedia

  TechPatches

  Thank you

  If the installation completed successfully, you can delete the staging area if you do not expect to run any installed more

• After doing a system restore factory on my toshiba satellite when my windows screen it asking admin password I tried the old but it won't work but I can get on in safe mode please help

  It is a toshiba satelliteL505D-Ls5001

  When you perform a factory restore then all passwords are cleared and you are prompted for an account name (that you choose) and his password.

  If you are prompted for a password to an existing account, then you don't have a factory restore. Maybe you did a Windows restore to a Restore Point, in which case the password is the one that was current when the Restore Point was created.

  If you can get in Mode safe under an admin account you can reset any desired password.

• Windows.Old file

  I have reinstall my pc. I found out about windows.old file after. It occupies a lot of space (19 + GB). is it safe to delete them? or will it hurt on my reinstalled windows 7 HP Touchsmart 310? Thank you

  Hello:

  It is perfectly safe to delete, but check once more that you can keep all the files.

  You can easily get rid of the windows.old file (once check you it again once you may have forgotten to back up all the files), by launching the disk cleanup utility and click the button files system at the bottom left of the window cleaning disc cleaning.

  When it's done to calculate, you will see the folder windows.old in the list of files - you can remove. Check that and it will be gone.

  Then run disk defragment tool to compact disc because there is a huge 'hole' where was the windows.old folder.

• Safe to remove "Windows.old"?

  After reading all of the similar queries about 'Safe to delete Windows.old', I'm still not sure and would appreciate any constructive help.

  Before you reinstall Windows 7, I copied all my files, data, etc. on an external hard drive. After re-installation of Windows 7 and recovering an external hard drive, my drive "c" shows, among many other issues, ' Windows (19.5 GB - 87 900 files & 17 512 records) and "Windows.old" (100 GB-182 630 files & records 28 412). I understand that it is necessary, before deleting "Windows.old", to ensure that all records etc. inside are included in the new (?) "Windows", but it seems a very important task. Some of the folders etc. in "Windows.old" I recognize as obsolete or unnecessary and would be deleted manually, but these are relatively numerous.

  AM I correct in this assumption, or is there, I hope, a shortcut?

  No no no.... you do not have need of the old folder at all.  Your system doesn't have it.  It is there only as a convenience to you, the user.  Just in case where you might have had some of your personal files or anything else you want to get to it (for example the emails that have been stored in your Inbox before you reinstalled).

  If you do not need anything, whether it is safe to delete.

  If you are still not sure: you can always just move it to the Recycle Bin for a few weeks. If nothing comes that you discovered that you need, you can simply empty the trash.

• How can I delete windows.old folder without losing the hibernation file.

  Mr President.

  I recently refreshed my system and a unwanted windows .old file has been generated and it consumes 11 GB of my disk space. So Iwould like to delete this file but the HP support assistant gave me a warning that I should not remove hibernation and sleep file, otherwise I would lose this facility of my system. Thanks for mentioning the steps I have to do to remove the same.

  Yours faithfully,

  R_rk06

  Hello

  Folder Windows.Old has nothing to do with the Hibernate. If uou wishes, you can remove it using cleaning system, not normal to delete, to explore. The following steps see the way in which:

  1. Open Disk Cleanup by clicking on the button start . In the search box, type and then disk cleanup in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup.

     If you are prompted to choose a drive, click the drive that you have just installed Windows on and then click OK.

  2. In the dialog box disk cleanup, on the Disk Cleanup tab, click on clean up system files.

     If you are again prompted to choose a drive, click the drive that you have just installed Windows on and then click OK.

  3. Select the check box Previous Windows installations and the other check boxes for files that you want to remove, and then click OK.

  4. In the message that appears, click on delete files.