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Deleting Microsoft.old (Help) - Industrialized™ - 07-03-2010
I recently installed windows 7 on my p.c and I was left with a folder with 33.8 gigs worth of useless data and I cannot delete it. If anybody has a working method on how to delete this I will repost it in this thread with full credits to you.
Thanks in advance for anyone who helps or replys
RE: Deleting Microsoft.old (Help) - Simba - 07-04-2010
Well you can format it... On what disc do you have it? maybe on your System one?
Try to do it in Safe Mode, if that not help try to format it via Win7 setup.
RE: Deleting Microsoft.old (Help) - Skill - 07-04-2010
Try the following method:
- Click on Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disc Cleanup
- When the dialog box comes up, select the drive that has the .old files on it and click OK
- The system then scans for the files to be cleaned up and another dialog box opens with the selection. Click on the button labeled Clean up system files at the bottom of that dialog box.
- Another dialog box will come up, select the drive again that has the .old files on it. The system will perform another scan for the system files that need to be cleaned up.
- After scanning, another dialog box opens up and there you will find a list of check boxes. Scroll through and check on the box labeled Older versions of Windows and click OK.
Credit goes to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/a88eca16-2cc6-421c-94fc-f444b9efa889
RE: Deleting Microsoft.old (Help) - Industrialized™ - 07-04-2010
(07-04-2010, 06:51 AM)Skill Wrote: Try the following method:
- Click on Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disc Cleanup
- When the dialog box comes up, select the drive that has the .old files on it and click OK
- The system then scans for the files to be cleaned up and another dialog box opens with the selection. Click on the button labeled Clean up system files at the bottom of that dialog box.
- Another dialog box will come up, select the drive again that has the .old files on it. The system will perform another scan for the system files that need to be cleaned up.
- After scanning, another dialog box opens up and there you will find a list of check boxes. Scroll through and check on the box labeled Older versions of Windows and click OK.
Credit goes to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/a88eca16-2cc6-421c-94fc-f444b9efa889
Thanks a ton Skill, That actually worked