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After Windows10 reinstalls and upgrades the system, what to do if the C disk is full? in view of this problem, this article introduces the corresponding analysis and solution in detail, hoping to help more partners who want to solve this problem to find a more simple and easy way.

Recently, a friend reported to me a problem of egg pain in Win10. This friend recently reinstalled the system and found that there is a "Windows.old" folder under the directory of the system disk, which is very large and has dozens of GB. Whether you try to delete directly or use system functions such as disk cleanup, this folder cannot be deleted. The system disk is almost full. What should I do after all?

What should I do if I can't delete the Windows.old folder?

For those who are familiar with the Windows system, the "Windows.old" folder should be familiar. This is the directory where the old system files are backed up after the Win10 system is upgraded or reinstalled. For example, if you want to roll back to the previous version after the upgrade, Win10 can recover from the files in Windows.old, which is very efficient.

But if you don't have the need to roll back the system, the Window.old folder takes up a lot of space-it contains all the files from the previous system after all. Encountered is the problem that Windows.old can not be deleted, which is often due to permissions, so to provide you with a solution.

Since normal permissions cannot be removed, we need to use a more advanced brand new. Find CMD through a Window search and run it in administrator mode.

Next, enter the following command line in CMD:

Rd/s/q c:\ Windows.old

Rd/s/q is a batch command used to delete a directory, running in administrator mode, deleting the Windows.old folder is more than sufficient.

In this way, you can clean up the large Windows.old folder. Its practical administrator mode to run the rd/s/q command can also be used to clean up other stubborn files that can not be deleted, but remember to be careful, if you delete key files by mistake, you may not be able to turn on the machine!

This is the answer to the question about what to do if disk C is full after Windows10 reinstalls and upgrades the system. I hope the above content can be of some help to you. If you still have a lot of doubts to be solved, you can follow the industry information channel for more related knowledge.

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