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windows 8.1 refresh
Is 8.1 refresh basically a new windows 8.0 installation plus migration of data? All programs have to be reinstalled but did they leave the old program files sitting there on C but not for use on the new load of the OS. The C is almost full after the refresh. What can I delete that are no longer in use? I really regret performing the refresh. Do they still have window restore? That was the original plan and now I'm basically starting from scratch.
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Do they wipe c:\program files\application or just render the application useless? Are windows restore points still an option. How do you access it?
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The software, as I noted, is gone (not left there at all). but I have reinstalled my software and set it up after a refresh in 3 or 4 hours. So the whole thing is an evening's work.
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Sorry, I meant to say is windows restore point an alternative had I not done a refresh? Where is it located?
Windows restore points are in Action Center, Recovery. Look there and Restore points can be accessed there.
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How long does the system clean up take? It's been two hours and it' still last sliver of progress bar to completion.
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Also, while I much prefer Disk Cleanup to remove Windows.old, it can be removed manually.
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yeah, I gave up waiting after 4 hours and X out.
@snoopaloop - Thanks for the update and I was happy to help.
If you have the Windows 8.1 DVD you can try a Windows Repair Install which (if it works) will keep data and programs. If it works, it is the fastest way to repair things.