:: # Created By: Paul Black at /members/paul-black.html # :: # Title : Delete Windows.old, $WINDOWS.~BT, or $WINDOWS.~WS Folders # * Take Ownership - Add to Context Menu in Windows 10
* Owner of Files and Folders - Change in Windows 10 If the Windows.old folder was unable to be removed using either option below, then take ownership of the Windows.old folder and all contents, and try again. If you delete the Windows.old and $Windows.~BT folders, it is recommended to also delete the $Windows.~WS folder to free up additional hard drive space. If you delete the Windows.old, $Windows.~BT, and/or $Windows.~WS folders, you will no longer be able to go back to the previous version of Windows. You must be an administrator to do the steps in this tutorial.īe sure to copy any files that you may want out of the Windows.old folder before you delete it. This tutorial will show you how to delete the Windows.old and $Windows.~BT folders in the root directory of the Windows drive when you do a refresh, upgrade install, or custom install of Windows 10.
The Windows.old folder will also contain a copy of the previous Windows installation, and can be quite large in size.
If you choose to “Keep nothing”, your personal files are temporarily saved to the Windows.old folder, and will be automatically deleted in 10 days after the date you upgraded by default. When you refresh Windows 10, upgrade to Windows 10, or custom install Windows 10 on the same partition as the previous Windows installation without doing a clean install, then you will have a C:\Windows.old folder in your new installation afterwards. How to Delete Windows.old and $Windows.~BT folders in Windows 10
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