Only by taking the "Retrieve files from the Windows.old folder" link do we see evidence that the files will be deleted: In fact, that page seems to offer the tacit suggestion that you don't really need to do a backup if you choose to keep I was looking over the wording on the following page, and I saw NOTHING to imply Windows.Old would ever be automatically deleted. I've seen it happen with 800 GB free, though it took longer to happen than described in the OP of this thread. It doesn't seem to be triggered solely by low disk space. :-)Ĭonfigure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options Configure The Windows 8 "To Work" Options Doesn't really matter - my opinion's not changing on this. Microsoft should NOT be automatically scheduling a process to just quietly DELETE users' data from Windows.Old Perhaps we can come closer to agreement on this: I find it an odd viewpoint that someone would support the deletion of it. You have to admit, many IT processes promote the preservation of data. That Microsoft feels comfortable in deleting it reinforces my observation that they're decidedly moving away from serious computer usage. I have more of a "data is valuable" mentality.ĭata is the reason people are using these gee whiz gizmos. However, I've met a lot of IT folks who have lost sight of the reason for computing (not referring to you in any way). Most IT people feel as though they own everything (which in an enterprise sense isn't wrong) and that IT processes have free reign to do whatever's necessary to keep the business You have an IT mentality, Bob, and I fully understand that in your position. There is a fundamental disconnect between the word "preservation" and the outright, unwarned deletion of it a few days later. Where does Microsoft say " and deletion of all your data" in the description of the upgrade process? Last I looked the upgrade carries wording more like It cannot be reconciled with a design that doesn't even dare to delete things from your TEMP folder, or that prompts you by default before even recycling a file. Autonomously deleting your data is NOT something anyone would normally expect the system to do. We'll have to agree to disagree on who is responsible for the deletion of the files.
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