Windows.old details the workaround

If you install Windows 7 by performing a custom installation without formatting the partition during the installation process, the files used in previous versions of Windows are stored in the Windows.old folder. The type of file in this folder depends on your computer. After using Windows 7 for a certain amount of time (for example, one or two weeks), if you are sure that your files and settings have been returned to where you want them to be, you can delete the Windows.old folder by using "Disk Cleanup" To safely reclaim disk space.

How do I know if there is a Windows.old file on the computer system disk? The method is very simple. Just search for the file in the computer and search for Windows.old. If you search, it means there is no search. No.

Here's how to clear the windows.old file:

1. Click the Win7 Start button in the lower left corner of Win7, and then type "Disk Cleanup" in the search box. , then click “Disk Cleanup> in the results list to enter.

If you are prompted to select a drive (that is, which drive the system is installed on), click the drive that installs the Windows system (usually the C drive), and then click “OK".

2. If there is a windows.old file on the C drive, click on the “Cleanup System File” tab on the “Disk Cleanup” tab of the “Disk Cleanup” dialog box. If the system prompts you to select a drive again, click the drive where Windows is installed, then click “OK”.

3. Check the “Previous Windows Installation” checkbox and any other checkboxes corresponding to the files you want to delete, then click “OK”.

4, in the message that appears, click “ delete file & rdquo;

When you are fine, you can check whether the system in your computer has a windows.old file. If it exists, you can delete it and greatly free up the space of the disk partition! Br>