Kuinka: poistaa Windows.old? Vaiheittainen selitys

MITEN: POISTAA WINDOWS.OLD? ASKEL ASKELEELTA SELITYS

Have you recently immersed yourself in the hard drive of your Windows PC? And did you come across the folder Windows.old? Now you’re probably wondering what kind of folder this is and why Windows created it automatically. When you upgrade your PC to a newer version of Windows, the folder Windows.old will be created. In this folder the older version of Windows is stored for up to one month after installation of your new system. Microsoft would like to give Windows users the opportunity to go back to an older version if they do not like the upgrade. Have you recently upgraded your PC from Windows 8 to Windows 10? Ja sinä et pidä siitä? Silloin Windows.old-kansion avulla voit palauttaa tietokoneen edelliseen Windows-versioon. Windows.old-kansion avulla voit poistaa Windows 10:n ja palauttaa järjestelmän esimerkiksi Windows 7:ään tai Windows 8:aan.

Voitko poistaa Windows.old-ohjelman turvallisesti?

Are you wondering if you can delete the Windows.old folder? Maybe the folder takes up too much space? Of maybe you simply want to clean up your hard drive? For whatever reason you wish to the delete Windows.old folder, it is important to know that the folder will be deleted automatically after 30 days. So, you don’t have to do anything with the folder, but if you prefer to delete it manually, you can. Normally, you can delete a folder easily and quickly by clicking it with your right mouse button and selecting ‘delete’. You can also delete a regular folder using the ‘delete’ button on your keyboard. The Windows.old folder cannot be deleted using the steps described above. If you try to do so, you will get the following message: “Access to the folder denied. You are not authorized to perform this action. You need to be authorized to make changes to this folder.”. To be able to delete the folder, follow these steps accordingly:

• Avaa Windowsin 'Levyn poisto'-ikkuna
• Check the box next to ‘Previous Windows installation(s)’
• Click on ‘Clean up system files’

Palauta Windows.old-kansio

Oletko hiljattain poistanut Windows.old-kansion? Haluaisitko kuitenkin palauttaa sen, esimerkiksi palauttaaksesi vanhemman Windows-version? Valitettavasti et voi palauttaa Windows.old-kansiota sen poistamisen jälkeen (automaattisesti 30 päivän kuluttua). Poista Windows.old-kansio siis vain, jos olet todella varma, ettet halua palauttaa käyttöjärjestelmän vanhempaa versiota.

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You can not only retrieve your old operating system from the Windows.old folder, but you can also retrieve personal files. If you choose to not save anything during the upgrade, all of your personal files will be temporarily stored in Windows.old. Do you still wish to retrieve some files after upgrading your PC? Then you’re able to find them in the Windows.old folder. Please note that this folder will be automatically deleted after 30 days. It is not possible to restore these files after this period because they will be permanently deleted.

Haluatko palauttaa tiedostosi? Vai haluaisitko silti tehdä varmuuskopion kaikista henkilökohtaisista tiedostoistasi jälkikäteen? Noudata sitten näitä ohjeita: 

• Open the folder ‘Windows.old’
• Open the folder ‘Users’
• Valitse käyttäjätunnuksesi
• Avaa kansiot ja/tai tiedostot, jotka haluat hakea.
• Kopioi halutut kansiot ja/tai tiedostot 
• Sijoita halutut kansiot ja/tai tiedostot nykyiselle asemalle.
• Toista yllä olevat vaiheet kaikille eri käyttäjätunnuksille (tarvittaessa).