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Should you be cautious about wiping WINDOWS.OLD folder?
In Issue 681’s Cover Feature on removing junk safely, you mentioned the WINDOWS.OLD directory (page 53), which is created after a re-installation. I’d counsel caution in deleting this until you’re happy with your new Windows installation and programs. Recently, before reinstalling Windows 10, I made backups of as many system settings and program configurations/profiles as I could think of. I found