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Windows.old cannot be removed or deleted.

Windows.old cannot be removed or deleted.

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Oxopvp80
Member
183
03-03-2016, 04:45 PM
#1
I performed a disk cleanup on Win10 and all items in Windows.old were removed except for about 200KB. The folder remains, but deleting it still requires admin rights. Can you find another way to remove it?
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Oxopvp80
03-03-2016, 04:45 PM #1

I performed a disk cleanup on Win10 and all items in Windows.old were removed except for about 200KB. The folder remains, but deleting it still requires admin rights. Can you find another way to remove it?

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oggypop
Member
240
03-03-2016, 09:43 PM
#2
Restart and attempt once more to remove the fix.
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oggypop
03-03-2016, 09:43 PM #2

Restart and attempt once more to remove the fix.

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phanfml
Junior Member
2
03-04-2016, 10:08 PM
#3
Access drive settings > Clean Up > Remove old Windows files
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phanfml
03-04-2016, 10:08 PM #3

Access drive settings > Clean Up > Remove old Windows files

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samy1002
Member
186
03-04-2016, 11:57 PM
#4
It didn't work for you.
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samy1002
03-04-2016, 11:57 PM #4

It didn't work for you.

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TheRealKn1ght
Junior Member
5
03-05-2016, 07:23 AM
#5
I've already tested it.
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TheRealKn1ght
03-05-2016, 07:23 AM #5

I've already tested it.

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Reflex_7
Junior Member
16
03-12-2016, 05:20 AM
#6
Power on in safe mode and attempt to erase data.
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Reflex_7
03-12-2016, 05:20 AM #6

Power on in safe mode and attempt to erase data.

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Dreigement
Member
131
03-22-2016, 11:12 AM
#7
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Dreigement
03-22-2016, 11:12 AM #7

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IMayBeDead
Senior Member
696
03-23-2016, 06:26 AM
#8
Safe mode or live Linux.
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IMayBeDead
03-23-2016, 06:26 AM #8

Safe mode or live Linux.