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How do i remove this folder it's taking a lot of space from my ssd: 209355f2b9416ba2b3e1e30d01388160.png

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Its files from your old OS, if you already have everything then your fine to delete it.

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Search for a utility in the start menu called disk cleanup. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup

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DO NOT DELETE IT! Use Disk cleanup to remove it, or you'll have orphan entries left in the registry which can slow down your system!

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Search for Disk cleanup and run that on your boot drive. It will show you a whole list of unnecessary files for you to delete including windows.old 

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you press delete

Generally will give an error relating to permissions... (even if you are the admin)

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go to windows cleanup

 

 

Search for a utility in the start menu called disk cleanup. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup

 

 

DO NOT DELETE IT! Use Disk cleanup to remove it, or you'll have orphan entries left in the registry which can slow down your system!

 

 

How do i remove this folder it's taking a lot of space from my ssd:

 

So, funny thing I found out. I ran CCleaner, it so just happens that CCleaner didn't want that windows.old folder around and removed it. I didn't know it did that. But otherwise you use Disk Cleanup

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