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    delete a folder
    « on: August 11, 2009, 07:24:42 AM »
    i have installed windows  7 in c drive ,where the xp was was installed earlier, after that  there is a folder created with  the name windows.old i try to delete the folder completly but there is some folders in it which is not deleting .folders are empty but its not going .
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    Mulreay

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    Re: delete a folder
    « Reply #1 on: August 11, 2009, 08:50:54 AM »
    What's in the folder? Why is it bothering you?
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      Re: delete a folder
      « Reply #2 on: August 11, 2009, 10:28:31 AM »
      I would guess that it's the WINDOWS folder from his XP installation, which is probably taking a chunk of his hard drive space.
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      Re: delete a folder
      « Reply #3 on: August 11, 2009, 10:51:37 AM »
      The windows old folder can be a substantial size as it contains all the old info from an in place upgrade...
      Have you tried deleting it in safemode ? ?
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