Disable 28-day autodelete of Windows.old

Question

I recently reinstalled Windows, it placed all the old stuff in a Windows.old folder. I heard this deletes itself 28 days after installation. Is there a way to stop this? I already renamed the folder and moved all its contents somewhere else. Are the files still in some sort of danger? If yes, is there a way to disable this?

Answer 1

28 days limit applies when you upgrade Windows 8 into Windows 8.1 it will create a Windows.old folder as a backup. Reinstalling Windows 7 will create Windows.old folder but it hasnt a limit of days to keep alive.

Your files are safe, renaming or not cause it never will be destroyed by any proccess coz that doesnt applies to Windows 7 in none of it flavors.

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