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It doesn't end there. When you update to a new Windows, the old files from previous Windows installation (i.e. User documents etc.) are stored inside C:/Windows
by iamcreasy 9y ago
It doesn't end there. When you update to a new Windows, the old files from previous Windows installation (i.e. User documents etc.) are stored inside C:/Windows.old folder, and you have around 15 days to save your important file to some other location after which Windows will delete that folder without any notice.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-files/windows-8-has-deleted-my-windowsoldprogramfiles/dbdf75c0-09d9-4992-b8eb-d9fac3efe9b8 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-...
- Double_a_92 9y agoWhat important things could you possibly have in C:/Windows?
- abhinickz 9y agoWindows.old contains your User Folder which have these folders Documents, Downloads, Google Drive etc.
- cricalix 9y agoNo, it doesn't, or darn well shouldn't. XP put that data in \Documents and Settings\<user>. Vista and 7 put it in \Users\<user>, and some stuff in \ProgramData. If you've got user downloads and documents in \Windows (and thus \Windows.old), you're doing something really strange.
- NTripleOne 9y agoYou appear to be under the impression that windows.old is a based on the windows folder. It's not.
- ryanlol 9y agoNot sure why you're being downvoted. This is trivial to google https://www-howtogeek-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w1200/s/www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_56d020b4a788b.png https://www-howtogeek-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w1200/s/www....
- Mister_Snuggles 9y agoThose were moved to "c:\Documents and Settings" then c:\Users a long time ago.
- kruczek 9y agoThat's exactly why I never keep any important files on system partition. I prefer to keep Windows all by itself on a separate partition, then I don't have to worry about it messing up my things.