Solved! Windows.old

[noscop3]

So there's a file named Windows.old that has over 25GB in size.My question is,what does ".old" mean?Can I delete it?There's another normal windows file with around 30GB in size,and if I could get rid of 25 GB it would mean a lot for my redacted 112GB SSD.And yes,I am planning to upgrade it,but until then...

 

[Insert_Nickname]

My question is,what does ".old" mean?Can I delete it?

Having a windows.old folder is perfectly normal. It just means you did a feature update at some point. If everything works, and you're sure you don't need to go back to the earlier Windows version, you can delete it by running disk cleaner. That'll free up the space occupied.

 

[bluechris]

Run disk cleanup, when it opens click the system icon, it will search and then check all the windows update staff.
When it finishes this folder will be deleted.

 

[noscop3]

Thank you guys very much.