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If i install windows 7 then upgrade to windows 10, will there be any junk files? I dont want to waste space on my SSD.

 

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If i upgrade from 7 to 10, will it take up more space than just pure 10?

I'm not sure about space. It will keep your old install of 7 for a month in case you want to roll back. But I'd do a clean install anyway after the upgrade. In-place upgrades have caused problems.
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If i install windows 7 then upgrade to windows 10, will there be any junk files? I dont want to waste space on my SSD.

 

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If i upgrade from 7 to 10, will it take up more space than just pure 10?

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It should make only the necessary changes required to make W7 become W10.

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If i install windows 7 then upgrade to windows 10, will there be any junk files? I dont want to waste space on my SSD.

 

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If i upgrade from 7 to 10, will it take up more space than just pure 10?

I'm not sure about space. It will keep your old install of 7 for a month in case you want to roll back. But I'd do a clean install anyway after the upgrade. In-place upgrades have caused problems.

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What sort of problems?

And keeping the backup for a month is fine, One of the reasons im reinstalling is i just got a 500GB SSD :D

Is that backup removable?

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What sort of problems?

And keeping the backup for a month is fine, One of the reasons im reinstalling is i just got a 500GB SSD :D

Is that backup removable?

The old installation should be put into a Windows.old folder. Everything from your previous installation would be found there and the folder is removable.

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The old installation should be put into a Windows.old folder. Everything from your previous installation would be found there and the folder is removable.

Ah ok. Thank you for the help!

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