How do I delete Windows.old in Windows 7?
- by CRK
I used to run Windows 7 32 bit, but installed the 64 bit version because of a RAM upgrade. During the installation I got this message:
The partition you selected might contain files from a previous Windows installation. If it does, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Windows.old. You will be able to access the information in Windows.old, but you will not be able to use your previous version of Windows.
The C:\ drive now has two (2) Windows folders:
Windows (15.3 GB)
Windows.old (15.7 GB)
Don't see why I need the Windows.old taking over 15GB of space on my hard drive so I tried to delete it. It didn't work.
How can I safely delete this folder?