I can only find info on how to recover data from windows.old. This does not help. I need to restore old programs from an old windows 10 install to a new windows 10 install. I realize I could download them again but would rather know how to do it with windows.old. I think it might be usefull just to know how. Any thoughts anyone?
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The thread discusses whether it is possible to restore old programs from the Windows.old folder after upgrading Windows 10. The consensus, expressed by Neemobeer, is that Windows.old is primarily for system rollback and does not contain easily reusable program files for reinstallation, leading the original poster to question the usefulness of Windows saving those files. Overall, the discussion clarifies that Windows.old is not intended for restoring applications and can be deleted after 30 days or via Disk Cleanup.
The thread discusses whether it is possible to restore old programs from the Windows.old folder after upgrading Windows 10. The consensus, expressed by Neemobeer, is that Windows.old is primarily for system rollback and does not contain easily reusable program files for reinstallation, leading the original poster to question the usefulness of Windows saving those files. Overall, the discussion clarifies that Windows.old is not intended for restoring applications and can be deleted after 30 days or via Disk Cleanup.
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It is the old version of your windows install. Even if there is program data in windows.old the only thing it's good for is rolling back the old system to the old OS version. There is no built-in or 3rd party tool available to pull content from the windows.old directory to re-install an application.