[SOLVED] How to Restore Old Programs

[EduardoG357]

Hi so Windows 10 wasn't working so I decided to reinstall it back. I was wondering if I can use my old programs such as games or applications without having to redownload them back because both my drives are almost full so I'm guessing my games and apps are still in there. Would I have to redownload everything back and if I did how can I locate and delete my old programs to free up space to download them back.

 

[USAFRet]

Hi so Windows 10 wasn't working so I decided to reinstall it back. I was wondering if I can use my old programs such as games or applications without having to redownload them back because both my drives are almost full so I'm guessing my games and apps are still in there. Would I have to redownload everything back and if I did how can I locate and delete my old programs to free up space to download them back.

Games in the Steam or Origin platform, almost certainly yes.

Other applications and standalone games, no.

 

[EduardoG357]

Games in the Steam or Origin platform, almost certainly yes.

Other applications and standalone games, no.

Alright well I'll just download them back but I think they are still in my hard drive so do you know where I could find them to free up space

 

[USAFRet]

Alright well I'll just download them back but I think they are still in my hard drive so do you know where I could find them to free up space

Install and run either WinDirStat, or WizTree.

Run as Administrator, selecting only the drive in question.
Post a screencap here.

Also, a screencap of your Disk Management window.

 

[USAFRet]

Also....

How did you do this new OS install?
On the same drive, or a different drive?

What, exactly, did you run to do this install?