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So I am a part of the windows insider program and I recently went from the beta version of windows 10 to the full version of windows 10. I installed the beta on my ssd and when it converted I made sure it was going on my ssd. Is it possible that I have two copies of windows 10 on there? I just looked and I realized I only have 4gb left. I did however install new AMD graphics card drivers to my ssd today (July 28 2015). That might be the reason and im just an idiot, but I do have a new folder that I have never seen before called "windows.old" It is right below my "windows" folder. Thanks!

 

 

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when you install windows to a drive that already has windows on it, the installer will move (space depending) the old copy of windows and some program files, documents etc to the windows.old folder. 

 

You can delete what you want form this folder, might want to take ownership of it (as windows actually uses SIDs to even if your username is the same as in the old install, you wont actually have ownership of the folder, which means some files which are protected will complain a bit and refuse to delete).

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So I am a part of the windows insider program and I recently went from the beta version of windows 10 to the full version of windows 10. I installed the beta on my ssd and when it converted I made sure it was going on my ssd. Is it possible that I have two copies of windows 10 on there? I just looked and I realized I only have 4gb left. I did however install new AMD graphics card drivers to my ssd today (July 28 2015). That might be the reason and im just an idiot, but I do have a new folder that I have never seen before called "windows.old" It is right below my "windows" folder. Thanks!

 

 

http://i.gyazo.com/557fa12315a9f5eac29376fd36ade722.png

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So I am a part of the windows insider program and I recently went from the beta version of windows 10 to the full version of windows 10. I installed the beta on my ssd and when it converted I made sure it was going on my ssd. Is it possible that I have two copies of windows 10 on there? I just looked and I realized I only have 4gb left. I did however install new AMD graphics card drivers to my ssd today (July 28 2015). That might be the reason and im just an idiot, but I do have a new folder that I have never seen before called "windows.old" It is right below my "windows" folder. Thanks!

 

 

http://i.gyazo.com/557fa12315a9f5eac29376fd36ade722.png

when you install windows to a drive that already has windows on it, the installer will move (space depending) the old copy of windows and some program files, documents etc to the windows.old folder. 

 

You can delete what you want form this folder, might want to take ownership of it (as windows actually uses SIDs to even if your username is the same as in the old install, you wont actually have ownership of the folder, which means some files which are protected will complain a bit and refuse to delete).

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So I can delete .windowsold ?

 

windows.old    http://i.gyazo.com/ad349d33e1f380f827a3642e0847c733.png

 

windows : http://i.gyazo.com/b8f65534763612726f51dcd0bd3485aa.png

 

you can see the bar at the side of the windows folder ^, it has a LOT more things in it

yes. Just make sure you delete the .old and not the windows folder.

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