Macrium image question.

[kol12]

I'm on the Win 10 upgrade and I still have the Windows.old folder. Would it be safe to delete this folder before taking a system image? This will be my final image of the old OS before clean installing.

 

[USAFRet]

I'm on the Win 10 upgrade and I still have the Windows.old folder. Would it be safe to delete this folder before taking a system image? This will be my final image of the old OS before clean installing.

You can even do it BOTH ways.
An image now, and a second image without it.

 

[kol12]

Why would I want two images? The image with the windows.old folder included in it is already pretty large...

 

[USAFRet]

Why would I want two images? The image with the windows.old folder included in it is already pretty large...

It doesn't really make a difference.
Just do it with the windows.old.

 

[USAFRet]

And why 2 images? Just because.

When I ran the 1607 Update, I did another image right before. Just in case.
Even though the C drive had been imaged at 2 AM that morning.

 

[Hlsgsz]

The best way to do it is as follows: Right click on C: in my computer go to properties:
- first hit disk cleanup under teh general tab, wait for it, then click "clean up system files". Wait again(it will take a while). At the prompt check ALL(!) the checkboxes and click ok(again, will take a while and it may prompt you to ask if you are sure about stuff. confirm all)

 

[kol12]

Thanks, I'm really just concerned about disk space, an image without windows.old in it would be smaller... but since I've already done the image it's probably not that big a deal.

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks, I'm really just concerned about disk space, an image without windows.old in it would be smaller... but since I've already done the image it's probably not that big a deal.

If you've already done it, no prob.

 

[Hlsgsz]

Thanks, I'm really just concerned about disk space, an image without windows.old in it would be smaller... but since I've already done the image it's probably not that big a deal.

Do that cleanup anyway. and remember teh procedure as it will save you relevant amounts of disk space on your system drive especially after large updates.

 

[kol12]

Thanks, I'm really just concerned about disk space, an image without windows.old in it would be smaller... but since I've already done the image it's probably not that big a deal.

Do that cleanup anyway. and remember teh procedure as it will save you relevant amounts of disk space on your system drive especially after large updates.

Great thanks.