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| Thread ID: 145422 | 2017-10-29 23:46:00 | Windows.old | Driftwood (5551) | Press F1 |
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| 1441288 | 2017-10-30 04:41:00 | Did you scroll down the list ?? Its usually nearer the bottom and unticked. 8386 Yes & no it's not on the list. Could ccleaner have possibly removed part of it & also the entry from that list. If I check properties of the Windows.old folder, it shows 0 bytes. But there are a lot of sub folders in there, which I can't access either. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1441289 | 2017-10-30 04:47:00 | Try this. Note, run as Administrator. superuser.com | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1441290 | 2017-10-30 05:03:00 | Yes & no it's not on the list. Could ccleaner have possibly removed part of it & also the entry from that list. If I check properties of the Windows.old folder, it shows 0 bytes. But there are a lot of sub folders in there, which I can't access either. If you have used cleaner then it more than likely didn't do the job fully, leaving behind empty folders. You can try Via a CMD as admin-- see Method 3 from here: www.intowindows.com |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1441291 | 2017-10-30 05:18:00 | Thanks guys, just enjoying a scotch. I'll have another look tomorrow. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1441292 | 2017-10-30 05:27:00 | Another option I used www.ghacks.net Toward the bottom Settings System/Storage where it's at :) |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1441293 | 2017-10-30 06:50:00 | Thanks guys, just enjoying a scotch. I'll have another look tomorrow. Good on ya Driftwood, so am I, my second Grants. |
Richard (739) | ||
| 1441294 | 2017-10-30 20:15:00 | Thanks for the help guys, but I think I'll wait the 10 days & see if it disappears before trying anything else. I've tried everything that has been suggested here. Also tried "Take Ownership" It's going great atm & I don't want to create any other issues This is SWMBO's system that died last week. pressf1.pcworld.co.nz |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1441295 | 2017-10-30 22:45:00 | Apart from the fact that you find it annoying the empty Windows.old folder is not taking up space and is doing no harm as you suggest leave it alone and see what happens. It will be reinvented with the next major upgrade anyway. Next time it would be a good plan to use the built in Windows disk clean program rather than CCleaner. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1441296 | 2017-10-30 22:56:00 | OK | Driftwood (5551) | ||
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