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The main content of this article is to explain "what is the windows.old file, can it be deleted", interested friends might as well take a look. The method introduced in this paper is simple, fast and practical. Next, let the editor take you to learn "what is a windows.old file and can it be deleted?"

The WINDOWS.OLD folder is a backup made by Win7 to the previous old system, and users cannot delete the folder directly; when deleting it directly, there will be an "item not found" error, resulting in the crash of Windows7 Explorer.

The operating environment of this tutorial: windows7 system, Dell G3 computer.

1. The WINDOWS.OLD folder is the backup made by Win7 to the previous old system, and users cannot delete the folder directly.

2. When deleting directly, there will be an error of "cannot find the project", which will cause Windows7's resource manager to crash.

Deleting windows.old (old folder) will not affect your new system.

After using Windows 7, if you are sure that the files and settings are back where you want them to be, you can safely reclaim disk space and use disk cleanup to delete the Windows.old folder.

You need to make sure that all the data is preserved and that the deletion of the Windows.old folder is irrevocable.

Extended data:

Methods:

1. Click the start button, and then type disk cleanup in the search box. In the list of results, click disk cleanup. If you are prompted to select a drive, select the drive where Windows 7 is installed, and then click OK.

two。 Click Clean system Files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. If you are prompted to select a drive again, select the drive on which Windows 7 is installed, and then click OK.

3. Select previous Windows installation and all other categories of files that you want to delete.

4. Click OK, and then click Delete File.

At this point, I believe you have a deeper understanding of what windows.old files are and whether they can be deleted. You might as well do it in practice. Here is the website, more related content can enter the relevant channels to inquire, follow us, continue to learn!

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