How to delete the Windows.old folder that appears when win10 is updated?

Every time after upgrading win10, you will find that the capacity of the C drive will be nearly 10G less. So how is this less capacity consumed? In fact, the capacity of this 10G is that win10 generates a Windows.old folder when updating, because after the Windows upgrade, the old system files are placed in the Windows.old folder under the C drive, just in case the system is upgraded. Problems such as bugs or incompatibility can be rolled back to the previous version of Windows. Of course, after installation, if there is no problem, you can delete the Windows.old folder. So what should I do to delete this Windows.old folder?

The following is a brief introduction to the process.

Tools/Materials

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Methods/Steps

1. Enter the root directory of the C drive and you can see Windows. Old file;

2, right-click on the Windows.old file and select “Properties”; you can see the capacity information of the folder;

3. Next click on my computer, right click on the C drive, select “Properties”,

4, select “General”-“Disk in the "Properties" window Cleanup ;

5. Waiting for “Disk Cleanup”; a window will appear when the calculation process is completed, and select “Clean up system files” in this window.

6. After deleting the system file process, a removable system file window appears;

Select “Previous Windows installation(s)” in this window, click “ OK”;

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7. In the confirmation dialog that appears, select “Delete Files”;

8, after calculating the files that need to be deleted There will be a prompt dialog box about the risk of deleting the file, select “Yes”;

9, the next step is to wait for the deletion, it will take some time;

After the deletion is completed, the window will disappear automatically;

10, return to the root directory of the C drive again to see that the previous Windows.old file has disappeared.

And in my computer I will find that the capacity of the C drive is about 8G higher than before.

The above is how to delete the Windows.old folder that appears when win10 is updated, as long as you follow the above steps!