Delete Windows.old folder from Windows 10

[@realfiras3216]

we need more youtubers like this -short video -easy to understand what he is doing -cool voice

[@rocxks]

hmm, i would like the video to have a higher frame rate, atleast 30, this is like 5

[@Splitedge]

I make this type of video which you are talking about

[@ahadyeager2540]

@@Splitedge lol

[@frizky._]

yh he is not that indians who make 10 min videos and you can't understand anything they say

[@norazaimiehanafi3183]

@@frizky._ lol true asf. The title in english then suddenly speak in hindi.

[@stephensalex]

I'm a seasoned IT professional, and so many content creators show how to do things like this the wrong way. Thank you for showing correct, accurate info. :)

[@tstanley5887]

Doesn't work for me. I've run as administrator, selected that option, hit OK, and yet the file remains.

[@chini2W0]

damn, this is the quickest and most effective way to delete that damn win.old folder . good job

[@berryberry_sniky]

Anyone watching in 2024?

[@ShraunLeo4421]

😊

[@Ali_Gaming2008]

yes lol

[@Rymiiaf12]

Yep

[@berryberry_sniky]

Wooo ty for 7 likes

[@kamixik]

Yes

[@shiro_3196]

No 3rd party apps and No complicated steps required, really a life saver

[@forresttuhura9034]

Life saver, 26gb cleared up on the SSD!! Thank you man! A++

[@wildlifemilesam]

BRUH I LEGIT HAD THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF SPACE CLEARED ON AN SSD AS WELL!!!!!

[@penaldofan2558]

21 gb cleared on my 6-7 year old slowest laptop hdd 😁

[@shubhamoswal666]

Sameee

[@ZainabAthar123]

Same 26.6gb cleared up on SSD

[@smilyxd]

88 gigs

[@jumanji7038]

This is a life saver video, literally had 64GB of old Windows files

[@chudaprasadparajuli3072]

great to hear that

[@yiannitsimplekis8878]

😂 I had 7TB, it's what happens when I spoil myself with a 20TB HDD

[@abenezerberhanu1382]

I HAVE 0 BYTES

[@pratikkarki2398]

my 82 gb of 128 gb ssd was occupied by only this folder lmao

[@prabhak770]

I literally had 100+ GB of this thing

[@luckychap7646]

Finally someone who knows what he is talking about ...many thanks!!!!

[@bapanguru3648]

I was able to remove my old Windows folder entirely thanks to this video. Not missing your upcoming videos is a fantastic method to learn new stuff. I just became a subscriber to this channel. It removed 9.7 GB from the HDD! Many thanks, friend.

[@avulasumanth6644]

Can't believe I tried all the other complicated methods. This one is easy and worked like a charm. Thank You very much

[@Telay]

Thanks alot, 27 GB cleaned up!

[@Pemau18]

OMG wasted the whole afternoon trying to solve permission issues and it was as easy as this THANKS A LOT!!!!!

[@pappanii9371]

You're a hero. When you go through so many videos that are all like "download this, this and that" "mess with property settings like this and that", you start to give up hope, and then it's something so simple? Thank you.

[@SeleTraining]

Thanks! I try to always come up with solutions that don't require any third-party installs.

[@hitzchannel2775]

Very simple thank you very much

[@shykothasan75]

OMG!! You are the saviour.. I tried so hard bt it required system permission. After watching your video it was just a matter of time to delete 22GB. Thanks a lot..

[@harshaponduri8775]

Thank you so much. Worked like a charm, banged my head on all my walls trying every way possible to free up space on my ssd

[@ferric]

Fast, simple, and to the point. Thanks!

[@outlawjodiewales9295]

Thank you. I couldn’t recycle it because it was telling me I needed permission. Was getting really upset. Didn’t know it could be this easy. Thank you.

[@michaelharris8913]

was messing around trying to edit folder ownerships and all that, and this was a much simpler fix. cleared 35GB, thank you :)

[@HoloScope]

Thats how i used to do it all the time ah I feel like I could have been the president of the us by now if i hadn't spent so much time trying to do it that way

[@uros.u.novakovic]

Oh wow, I've been doing all the complicated methods and none of them worked. This is so simple and actually works. Thanks.

[@SeleTraining]

Great to hear!

[@SIRGUYGEORGE]

Wow...worked like a charm...I had a gigantic windows.old file and gained 96 GB. Thanks a million!

[@SeleTraining]

Excellent!

[@FootballHub077]

198GB Cleared, You are a Legend!

[@wasntme3034]

198GB? lool you mustve deleted your hentai folder in the process

[@FootballHub077]

@@wasntme3034 No I Havent my pc has 4tb storage

[@chichan3956]

@@FootballHub077 woah what

[@BluTheHHH]

OK MAN WHAT

[@pchead]

What I but os will only be below 50gb I think u also deleted old windows data like videos images etc

[@AzureAlufei]

41GB Cleared. Thanks for the simple and to the point explanation!

[@joeman6985]

51gb here ahhahah

[@smilyxd]

88 gigs

[@redstonegod296]

1 gb gang

[@matyikovacs2731]

100 + gb cleared

[@SurajNishad-x4t]

198 gb cleared

[@sneaz1560]

31,6 GB of just old versions of Windows 10 just sitting there, i was planning on buying a new SSD since i only had a 120 GB one, hopefully this helps

[@lynx6495]

Thank you very much for the information, I've re-installed and upgraded from windows 7 to 10 and I have Windows.old folder up to 7 folders, you saved hundreds of GB, thank you

[@AmanSharma-bf9yx]

It will automatically deleted by itself after 10 days

[@KetanAggarwal]

Really man, you are a life saver....i wasted 2 days to try to solve those permission issues.....ty......12.6 g cleared form my SSD...

[@thefallenwatermelon3495]

i thought i had a virus and i think this confirmed it due to the fact that i deleted 97 gb

[@luchvk]

It does say Previous Windows installation""(s)"". It could also be a possibility that you've gone through a lot of updates before deleting it. I don't have a virus, as far as I know, and I'm deleting over 20GB

[@oniicrushosu5902]

i might have had one i deleted 40 gb

[@OrcSpoon]

@@oniicrushosu5902 I virus is not that big dude. U just had alot of uptades.

[@PriyanshuSingh-uo6dr]

Bruh same 92 gbs

[@aryank1429]

Well I deleted 300gb😂

[@limphomaqeba9994]

25gb cleared up, you're a life saver

[@SA77888]

Perfect: As others are saying quick and to the point, thank you. Subscribed. For Windows 11 Users - its almost identical to 10, but to start "Disk Clean up" you have to click on start menu and type ( you guessed it) Disk Clean up, as its not available from properties in explorer.

[@RehanWaja-dw1gu]

THANKS Needed it🎉🎉

[@iainbozfelt]

Tried everything - take ownership , delete manually but it became too much after the thousandth file. This is great !!

[@SeleTraining]

Glad it helped

[@Gayner-h3q]

Sept 2020 this is still super relevant. It cleared up close to 28GB of space for me. Thanks!

[@SeleTraining]

Excellent!

[@muhymenulislam5188]

This is the simplest way I have seen in youtube. You are a legendkiller bro.

[@CavemanBearPig]

Friend of mine told me to do this after I mentioned some issues with disk space. Found this video to see just how exactly to do that. Worked like a charm, brightened my day. Thank you.

[@SeleTraining]

Glad I could help!

[@frankbrowne1849]

Thank you, it works like charm! recovered 20 GB +. Simplified and at right pace. Best wishes.

[@mikek3459]

Thanks for the solution of the removal of the Windows.old folder. It works perfectly. Keep up the good work and your vids. Cheers Mike

[@SeleTraining]

No problem 👍

[@Danz_yes]

Very fast and simple. thanks man 108 GB is cleaned up.

[@costastud]

Thanks so much for this! COD just had a 30 gb update and thats exactly how much space i had left on my nvme :)

[@hrwells9698]

Great work Thanks. I tried following other videos, on how to delete the windows.old files, but I couldnt access the security tab to make myself have permissions. Looks like windows had updated this and doesn't offer it anymore. Worked for me so upvote for you!

[@ianchristIV]

checked mine and didnt realize my previous installation windows is 31gb. no wonder my space gone so fast. this video help me. ty

[@yojacq]

same lol

[@shreyashshrestha6085]

This folder was eating up my 40 gigs on my 100 gb laptop hard drive for years and i didn't even know it. THANK YOU

[@adnanshakir6997]

In short video full explanation.. Good. All KZbinrs need to learn this...

[@sangamsenapati7030]

this guy deserves a medal

[@kylebarthel217]

This guy is on a different level. Thank you

[@yoboi.txacion]

OML, tysmm. My dumbass been deleteing each folder in the file, but it never got delete. Thanks to this video, it help me clean up these files faster and work so well. Bless you 🙏

[@farhaaniqbal1491]

thanks man ! and for those who are concerned about drivers being in the list don't worry you already have new drivers it will only delete old drivers

[@mihajlov.]

I dont know what was wrong with my Windows 7, but i cleared 90GB of space, thanks man, apriciate it!

[@tazzess]

wonderful, you helped me cleared 17GB on limited SSD

[@luchvk]

Simple, concise, and well produced video. Thanks for posting!

[@SeleTraining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ganesh811863]

Thanking Sir excellent information. Love from INDIA

[@itzbatsygaming504]

Even after 4 years your video is a life saver!!

[@SANDEEP_KUMAR_SAHU]

Simply worked....was stuck in different videos giving permission... etc etc..... thanks

[@SeleTraining]

Glad it helped

[@scottmiller4480]

Finally a simple fix for disk space.

[@yxngnoirr_6827]

Dude i was freaking out that my system storage was running put 😂 and you helped me thanks!

[@SeleTraining]

Glad I could help!

[@pipin90]

Ty! My C: drive was tight and I was that windows.old folder, and wanted to get it deleted in the right way, so ty! 30gb free

[@StormingDomi]

Thank you, now i deleted my old windows 10 from my newest Windows 11 which i upgraded it to. Big Thumbs up man 👍

[@AmadeusRel]

Better late than never. If I had watched your video before the many ways I tried to remove that "windows.old" folder, I could have saved a lot of time. Thank you very much Sir. 🙏🙏👍👍

[@MrMauidiver]

Great informative vid, and no heavy Indian accent to boot!

[@LeifurHakonarson]

Yeah, those heavy Indians with their Scottish accent really irritate me too ...

[@whiffters937]

I have india tutor i cant understand it

[@sebvn0x]

Wow thanks for the help that folder was 120GB! :)

[@mupetsarecool6558]

what was in that dam

[@Ravenelvenlady]

Simple, straightforward and helpful. Thank you!

[@sensei3265]

I just felt so relief right now. This been bugging me for months. Thanks

[@Rock_CDS]

this is why we need more people like you

[@dhiren6408]

thanks so much. now i am able to freeup 40GB storage :-)

[@rayzhang9665]

finally see a simple and effective tutorial without indian accent and cliche.

[@nexvaa]

my disk cleanup didnt have the "Previous Windows installations"

[@SeleTraining]

You may not have upgraded your computer at any point. With a new install it will not have a previous version.

[@vukmaric1954]

Maybe it's just not on top.Try scroling down the list....

[@fernandovillar8524]

Click on clean up system files.

[@anonymous2012s]

@@SeleTraining same case like the first person. i got Windows.old after some UPDATE and now cant remove it and its not in the DiskCleanup list.

[@SeleTraining]

That is an option in newer versions of Windows. You may not have the latest version. Make sure you have completed all the windows updates so that you are on version 1803 or newer.

[@jopierre17]

I have been scratching my head over this for a long time. Thank you very much

[@iamsaran2824]

I literally never comment on anything but had to drop you a like and a comment for this! Spent hours running around trying to edit permissions to the folder but this saved me for real!

[@SeleTraining]

Excellent!

[@chotsmovies]

This video is a life saver for real

[@BrantGarrison]

Great video! Concise and to the point! Thank you!

[@charlespickering4059]

Thanks so much! My windows.old folder was 140gigs

[@ThelegalSWAG]

i feel for you 😥

[@ElvizNation]

Mine was 170gb holy crap that feel when you free 170gb on your disk

[@aiman2163]

mine was 220 lmao

[@charaanubis2614]

Thanks alot, that folder really messed up my disk space. You are a savior! :D

[@SeleTraining]

You are welcome!

[@Abdur_Rehman_1129]

Legend . Watching after 4 years. You got 1 more subscriber

[@Eznemegymemesegitseg]

Thank you! (19gb deleted)

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

30.1 gb saved HOLY SHEEET

[@josephmwale8413]

Thanks Feb 2024

[@raobilal9332]

I search KZbin . all trick failed expect you. Great man. Keep it up 🙂

[@SeleTraining]

Thanks 😅

[@YTD33]

Hey so for Windows 11 this changed. I dont see a clean disk icon all i see is detail. Whats the new way

[@vexule]

lmao thx,after update to w11

[@toinouandre]

THANK YOU !! i was upset as windows told me i have not permisison to delete even if i'm in administrator etc, guys like you make me learn so much and so, this is why i'm the saver IT at works ahah

[@Nikesh_05]

I have totally 28 gb waste of storage in ssd ! Thanks for sharing this video man 😍

[@giorgio84]

Very nice and easy. I tried some "change owner" and stuff that did not help at all. This helped me 100%. Thank you very much!

[@SeleTraining]

Glad it helped!

[@metro7films]

Smooth, mellow & professional presentation! I was looking for you to sing a Dean Martin or Sinatra song at the end! The 'tech' was just what I was looking for. Thank you sir!

[@Amateur23]

Great video, simple, short, warm voice and efficacy. Thank you!

[@SeleTraining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MrRuntai]

tried multiple things but couldn't able to delete. But tried your method and it's done. Thank you :)

[@SeleTraining]

Glad it helped

[@prashantjagdale6885]

Still can't believe how easy it was thank you so much

[@SeleTraining]

You're welcome!

[@zeuszagado2617]

Tried deleting it via typical method to no avail. Thanks for this video. it helped a lot.. :D

[@ceciliaeche9185]

Simple, short and straight to the point…

[@ritikraj2629]

Thank you sir....this is really awesome and easy method i freed approx 30GB ... Thanks for this video.. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@SeleTraining]

Great 👍

[@NotOutVerse]

Thank you so much bro i had 169gb in that windows.old worked like a charm thanks 🔥🔥

[@SeleTraining]

Great!

[@shadabshaikh9849]

Thank you brother It was really good explanation 🙂🙂 23gb cleared on the SSD

[@truth5718]

I was searching all this command line options it was easily done by you thanks man.

[@shinchannohara9511]

Thank you windows for creating this folder, I accidently installed new videos without making copy of my files available in C-Drive. Thank You Windows❤❤❤❤❤

[@Kazuma_2615]

when you have only 128GB you actually need that Thank you so much you teach me new thing that will help me alot thank you alot

[@John05Joshua]

I would like to give this man a Cookie, very nice how he teach, very simple, and very clear. Thank you.

[@SeleTraining]

Wow, thanks

[@shaikh.suffiyan]

Thanks Man You really deserve subscribes from millions

[@ahmadfauzan5339]

Wow, thank you.. Great video!! It is better than tutorial from microsoft website. But if your Windows 11 the option Disk Cleanup not show on Properties, and you can do this step : Press the Windows logo key on your keyboard, then select Settings > System > Storage. Open Storage Settings, Under your hard drive information, select Temporary files. then Select the Previous version of Windows check box, and then select Remove files.

[@SeleTraining]

Good tip

[@KNic0lson]

You angel! Thank you - I was loosing - I tried cmd , I tried deleting individual files, I tried safe mode - thank you so much

[@KNic0lson]

... oh :( I click on the disk clean up - system file clean up and I think it is crashed - not showing in task manager and not popping up with disk clean up when I try to do it again

[@SeleTraining]

Sometimes you have to wait several minutes before it comes up.

[@KNic0lson]

@@SeleTraining yup - popped up once I closed other applicatioms

[@rayyaanilone7008]

Thank you man, this video was short and simple, as well as straight to the point.

[@VladIDrago]

Amazing way : ), thx Mr. When I change Windows 10 for Workstation for Windows 11 for Workstation, my Windows. old have 33,4 GB.

[@polenilas]

thank you! my old windows file is up to 70 GB and now my nvme is now getting some space to breathe!

[@rodneyevans3848]

Thanks, straight to the point after so many updates I had over 160GB of data being used byu it and was wondering why no matter how many times I cleaned my up my folders that I could not get any storage.

[@Shadow-ys9yj]

Dude thanks so much we need ytubers like u ur awesome dude 😎