SAMMY0123876
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How will I know when it's done? Should I remove it now? Or wait til' its done?The Windows.old directory is created during a build update. Most likely you got the creators update (build 1703) It's there to allow a rollback if needed. To remove it, run the disk cleanup utility and check the box for 'System Files'
No, it says:You can press windows key + r and type winver if it says build 1703 you can remove it.
Restarted.A reboot has to occur to finish the upgrade.
I have been using my current windows installation for a couple months now and because I installed it directly (didn't upgrade from a previous windows), I never had a windows.old folder til' now.If you are satisfied that you have all you software intact, and need nothing from the previous installation (Windows.old), then it is safe to delete it. As you can see, it is using a huge amount of space.
You Windows version is quite a bit out of date. Currently, you should be seeing this:
View attachment 34991
You may need to be patient, but pay close attention to the updates.
I actually just found out what caused the windows.old folder to be appearing out of nowhere and no update was actually being done.Glad you got it resolved, Sammy. But, it's unlikely Windows Update (WU) would throw the windows.old or multiple copies of windows.old (there are actually 3 folders totaling about 30GB on some PCs with W10) that can exist onto a secondary HDD, unless you told it to do so somewhere in your W10 settings, such as redirecting your Pagefile to a secondary HDD, which many people do to speed up their systems for online gameplay or CAD or similar applications. Of course, a simple way to test that, would be to physically remove your 2nd HDD from your PC for about 3-4 months as that's when the next major Windows Update is coming out (Sept. 2017 timeframe) and see if any of the weekly updates (every Tuesday) or the September update will work without the 2nd HDD installed. If you install the 2nd HDD and the windows.old directories reappear it could be due to one of your W10 settings as I mentioned. It also could mean that your primary HDD is failing, and Windows was forced to write those backup folders to the 2nd HDD. So, it might be worth testing your primary hard drive as shown here:
HARD DRIVE DIAGNOSTICS:
Hard Drive Diagnostic Procedure
Best of luck to you,
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