{"id":6359,"date":"2013-11-05T11:30:13","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T00:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2013-11-05T19:32:56","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T08:32:56","slug":"remove-the-windows-old-folder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/remove-the-windows-old-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove the Windows.Old Folder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a tip if you’ve upgraded to Windows 8.1.<\/p>\n

In some circumstances your upgrade may have backed up your old Windows installation into a Windows.Old folder in the C Drive. This can take up a lot of space particularly on smaller solid state drives where available capacity can be at a premium.<\/p>\n

If you want to remove the Windows.Old folder properly then this how:<\/p>\n

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  1. Go to the Start Screen,<\/li>\n
  2. Type in free up disk space<\/b>,<\/li>\n
  3. Select the options that says\u00a0Free up disk space by deleting unnecessary files<\/strong>,<\/li>\n
  4. Make sure that C: is selected and click\u00a0OK,<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. After the initial scan, click the Clean up system files\u00a0<\/strong>button,<\/li>\n
  6. On the next screen, select the following options:\n
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    1. Previous Windows installation(s)<\/strong>,<\/li>\n
    2. Windows upgrade logs<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    3. Click\u00a0OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Simply wait for the process to finish and you should have recovered some extra disk space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Here’s a tip if you’ve upgraded to Windows 8.1. In some circumstances your upgrade may have backed up your old Windows installation into a Windows.Old folder in the C Drive. This can take up a lot of space particularly on smaller solid state drives where available capacity can be at a premium. If you want … <\/p>\n

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