Windows 7 - cannot delete Windows.old

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• Cannot delete the old folder separate disk windows

  I had a system OS 3 for a while, Vista, Win7 RC and Win7 Pro.

  Win7 RC is pleased and I want to delete records from his drive to free up space.

  I took possession of the folder (including subfolders) windows and my account is an administrator with full control account, BUT when I try to delete the old directory of windows first it says I need give permission, I click on continue, she goes through the files, and then a box indicates that I need permission from account owner Joan to continue.

  I'm logged into this account. This account is me, but when I click on continue, it says access denied.

  It's the same with the old directory program files.

  I can't delete, or the old directory of users.

  None of them is used. All are owned by mey account (there are only two accounts put in place on my PC and mine's administrator.)

  I am running windows 7 Pro 64 bit installed on my E drive.

  The files that I want to delete are on the c drive.

  How this computer to recognize that my admin account has full right, remove the obsolete operating system?

  Thank you

  Can archaeologist, you access the OS Win 7 RC?

  If so, use it "Folder Options" in the control panel.

  To all the "hidden files" readable.

  You say that you are the administrator, you should be able to do.

  You also try to remove Vista, as well?

  Do the same with this.

  Why you be "denied access" is... because these system files 'hidden '.

  Once this has been done, you can now in Win 7 (the one you want to keep!).

  In administrative tools, select 'Create and format hard disk partitions.

  Right click on the BLUE bar, drive hard 'in question.

  This will give you... .with a drop-down window, containing...

  Opened.

  Explore

  Mark the Partition as "Active".

  Change drive letter and paths.

  FORMAT!             -(Third, make just... use this format.)

  Extend Volume... (This will be the second to be used, if the button remove one has not already removed those'hidden Files/Folders!)

  Reduce the Volume...

  Delete Volume---(Ces 4 sont ce que vous êtes après, surtout celui-ci)< to="" start="" with.="" you="" should="" be="" able="" to="" delete,="" being="" the="">

  Properties

  Help

• Cannot delete the old backup

  He says I have 1 old backup that is older than 90 days (retention policy), I try to remove it, RMAN says it's been deleted, but when I request again, he's always there?

  RMAN > list expired backup summary;

  Backup list

  ===============

  S LV TY Device Type delay #Pieces compressed #Copies Tag key

  ------- -- -- - ----------- --------------- ------- ------- ---------- ---

  1828400 B 0 X SBT_TAPE 19 APRIL 15 1 1 YES TAG20150419T171515

  RMAN > delete noprompt expired backup;

  List backup items

  BP key BS Pc # Cp # status Type room nom_peripherique

  ------- ------- --- --- ----------- ----------- ----------

  1828546 1828400 1 1 EXPIRED SBT_TAPE 4vq4q4bd_1_1

  remove the item from backup

  the backup piece handle = 4vq4q4bd_1_1 167719 = 877465965 stamp = recid

  1 EXPIRED deleted objects

  RMAN > list expired backup summary;

  Backup list

  ===============

  S LV TY Device Type delay #Pieces compressed #Copies Tag key

  ------- -- -- - ----------- --------------- ------- ------- ---------- ---

  1828400 B 0 X SBT_TAPE 19 APRIL 15 1 1 YES TAG20150419T171515

  RMAN >

  try to cancel the registration of the database

  Registry is new and Resync

• Cannot delete the old users name.

  I bought a laptop from a friend. I thought I was done has removed his name from everything.  whenever I have save a file, document, pix, ect it records as C:\user\brandy\... How do I get his name off and put mine? very frustrated by this.  Help, please.

  Hello
  Log in as administrator/administrator previliage, then you can be able to remove/change/create any user profile if the PC not to under domain.
  Don't forget to delete the profile it will delete all saved data credential\data.

• Cannot delete windows.old files

  Remember - this is a public forum so never post private information such as numbers of mail or telephone!

  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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  • What you have already tried to solve the problem

  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

• Cannot delete the Windows.old folder

  Original title: when starting to write %systemdrive%\ and when write % WinDir % I have a windows.old file. How do I delete this file with the right path and the directory within the hour? When do right click I don't have option and is not simply to remove

  The question about the title.

  Hello
  1. do you reinstall the operating system?
  2. If so, was your previous Windows XP operating system?
  Windows.Old is created when the operating system is reinstalled. It may contain important data of the installation previous this is why it is advisable to back up the data before you delete the Windows.old folder.
   
  Simple is to delete the Windows.old folder using disk cleanup.
   
  How can I remove the Windows.old folder?
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder
  (Link is mainly for Windows 7, but must also be good for Windows VIsta)
  
   
  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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• Cannot delete Windows.Old

  I am the owner and the only user of my computer.  I have tried everything, including changing the permissions as safe.

  I operate my computer by using the administrator account.  I have for the past nine years and have NEVER had any problems because I am a very attentive and careful user.  When I try to delete Windows.Old, a dialog box is telling me I need administrator permissions.

  Hello

  You don't say how you try to remove it.

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

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

  3. 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.

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

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

  See you soon.

• Cannot delete the folder windows.old with explore or disk cleanup

  Hello

  I'm trying to remove my windows.old folder in my system disk and I tried following http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder but Disk Cleanup doesn't show "Previous Windows installations" as an option to remove.

  Explorer doesn't let me delete the files either. It keeps prompting by saying that I must have administrative permissions, even if I am logged in as a user who is a member of the Admin group! I tried to take possession of the file with no luck either.

  How can I remove this folder?

  Hello

  I'm trying to remove my windows.old folder in my system disk and I tried following http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder but Disk Cleanup doesn't show "Previous Windows installations" as an option to remove.

  Explorer doesn't let me delete the files either. It keeps prompting by saying that I must have administrative permissions, even if I am logged in as a user who is a member of the Admin group! I tried to take possession of the file with no luck either.

  How can I remove this folder?

  Try to start in safe mode, and delete. If you find my answer helpful, please click the button "Vote as helpful"! Thank you! My Blog

• Cannot delete the file - Windows 7 cannot check location

  Hello all,.

  After the upgrade to Windows 7, I tried to delete the Windows.old folder. However, I encountered a problem; There are two files in this folder that Windows 7 can not remove. When I try to delete them, I get an error message stating that Windows cannot locate the two files and it asks me to check their location. Is there a way to get around this?

  Thank you

  Garrick

  When the above does not work, try this:

  1. click on windows orb
  2. type cmd in the search box
  3. right click on cmd in the results menu and click on run as administrator
  4. control windows opens, must be in the directory c:\windows\system32
  5. go into c:\ do this type cd... until you reach c:\
  6 goto directory where the file to be deleted. example c:\windows.old\users
  7 type rd /s (directory name)
  8 get invites to delete y/n type y and press on enter

  After successful removal, you can check the windows Explorer and see that the file is missing.

  Example, I have a directory on my c drive named windows.old, under windows.old that I have a user directory and then several subdirectories, 1 directory happens to be named bill. For some reason any windows can not find this place and will not delete the folder. I then who follow the previous steps and remove this directory.

  So, in step 6, I would like to c:\windows.old\users goto, I then head to step 7 and enter the rd/s Bill and enter. Follow step 8 and the file is missing.

  Let us know if that helps.

• Cannot delete a file in windows 7. Indicates the specified file name is not valid or too long.

  Hello everyone, I'm pretty stuck here. I can't delete a file in windows 7 or any other do with it besides. Says "the specified file name is not valid or too long. It has a funny name [~ t] and no extension. The file type, say "file". The properties are all screwed looking with a mistake on the Security tab, a size of 0 k, is a Windows (c) \Windows\en-US.The other files in this folder appear normal. The computer seems to work very well without any obvious problems. The only problem is my anti-virus reports with a kind of syntax for the file error and indicates it cannot parse this file. I do not. I can't do a thing with it either. Cannot open, rename, move, delete, change passwords, properties, permissions, nothing. It may be necessary for a good part with 0kb. According to me, I want to just delete the thing. Please, anyone? Thanks in advance.

  Hey bud, I figured out how fix it earlier. I am so happy. I came to remember a command called chkdsk which worked very well for various issues, that I had since the construction of my old 2000 Professional machine. I think that one was my first NTFS system. I always liked how well he error correction. Seemed a lot better than the old scandisk. Low and behold, I tried and star ANISE, it is went through it, found this file almost from the beginning of the analysis and a few lines later, he said has been removed. Says something about the file being orphaned some time ago. It was a very bad child, that I tell you. I ran it in safe mode command prompt. I guess he would have done the same thing in the normal windows well, but I happened to be in safemode, when it came to me. I used the switch /f with her. Since the C:\ command prompt or any drive letter your operating system is selected, type CHKDSK/F if I remember although the f was to have it automatically CORRECT errors. I hope this info helps others with their file or disk problems. It seems that many people say they get mistakes and cannot delete various files here in these forums. Thanks Sandeep for answering me and try to help. It does not matter whether or not it was the fix, it takes time to post and your helping people learn to be it. The only thing that remains unanswered for me is actually the thing of the answer. I mean I can't say someone at - it really answered my question and do not count me? Maybe I should mark so that people will bother to read it and get the fix. HMMMM... I come back here some time later and see whats up.  SeeYou, EWOO

• Cannot get rid of the folder: windows.old, security essentials are Trojans

  I'm trying to removes a folder called "windows.old". Essentials Security found two files called
  Trojan:Win32 / Tracur.AV and Trojan:Win32 / Tracur.AN. When I try to delete the folder I get a message
  by saying "cannot complete this action because the folder or file is open
  in another program. I get this message, even after I closed all programs. How can I remove this folder?

  Use disk cleanup

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

• 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?

• Permission to delete Windows.old

  Paid upgrade to Windows 8 and moved the files I needed from Windows.old directory already. I would like to remove this free 30 + GB of disk space.

  The first attempt to delete this directory was told that I needed permission from TrustedInstaller. I changed the owner of the directory to myself successfully (so now the error when I try to delete it tells me I need permission of myself - I really hate this "feature" of the file system).
  I already have "Full control" allowed myself to the directory. But when I try to change the permissions for the directory, I get this error:
  "Impossible to enumerate the objects in the container. Access is denied. »
  How can I remove this directory?

  Hi Soulcakeduck,

  Thanks for posting your query in the Microsoft Community Forums.

  I understand from the description of the problem, you cannot delete Windows.old on Windows 8.

  I appreciate your efforts on this issue. We're here to help and guide you in the right direction.

  I suggest you to refer to the help article and check if it helps.

  How to remove the Windows.old folder

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

  It will be useful.

  Let us know if you encounter problems under Windows in the future. We will be happy to help you.

• delete windows.old

  I upgraded Windows 10 on my Jet 7 HP. However, now drive C is dangerously low on space. I tried to delete Windows.old, but many items require authorization of the system to do. I'm the administrator, the file seems to be configured to allow me, administrator and full access to the system, but I can't delete this folder. Y at - it something to remove it?

  Hello:

  Yes, there is.

  Run the disk cleanup utility.

  Once you get to the disk cleanup window, click the button files cleaning system on the lower left side of the window.

  The utility will run again and display the same window, but now you will be able to check the box of files from a previous Installation of Windows (as well as the other boxes to check), and you will then be able to get rid of the Window.old file.

  Note: If you do this, you will not be able to easily return to the previous operating system, so make sure you W10 works right in all respects before you delete the Windows.old folder.

• 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.