Win 7 Home Installation

[mossyoaks16301]

After installing Win 7 Home, new install - not upgrade - I find three folders that contain a lot of data. They are: Dummy.197, Dummy.291 & Dummy.939.

Vista was the previous OS and I did not reformat the HDD to install Win 7. Could these folders be from a previous installation of an OS or did they get created when I installed Win 7?

The big question is, are they necessary or can they be deleted? One folder alone exceeds 50Gb in size.

Thanks for responding.

 

[Nibiru2012]

That depends on whether or not you want to keep the info in the folders.

If it were me, I would have done a clean install along with a reformatted hard drive.

You'll save a ton of space and the install runs smoother too.

I recommend you bite the bullet, and do a fresh install with a fully reformatted hard drive.

 

[TrainableMan]

They are not W7 folders. If there is nothing in there you want then delete them.

Though I agree with Nibs, I like to install to a nice freshly formatted HD myself.