Do I need Windows 10 $Windows.~WS Panther folder to make a USB recovery

[cryominute]

Is it safe too delete or should I wait till after making the USB Recovery backup? I have already cleaned up Windows/Old.

[Brian Burgess]

You can get all the info you need about windows.old in the following article:

http://www.groovypost.com/news/revert-from-windows-10-windows-7-windows-8-1-dont-delete-windowsold/

[cryominute]

You can get all the info you need about windows.old in the following article:

http://www.groovypost.com/news/revert-from-windows-10-windows-7-windows-8-1-dont-delete-windowsold/

I am familiar with this information. Thank You. My question was about making the back up on USB. I am satisfied with Windows 10 and as mentioned have already deleted the Windows/Old folder. A backup would be Windows 10 only.

[holdum333]

Hi there! I see guests clicking on this thread, so I thought I would answer this even though it is very old. Yes @cryominute You should create a back up image of your OS and everyone clicking on this thread should be creating a back up image of their OS. There are several good freeware imaging programs. I prefer Macrium Reflect. I have been using it for years and it has saved me many times. I just used it yesterday after my W10 OS got corrupted. I'm right back where I was when I created the image. Life is good! You will find some amusing answers from MS forum in the link below about this panther-directory.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/what-is-panther-directory/424ed2df-ce11-4967-8f59-42ab9d6c9757?auth=1

On 10/22/2015 at 10:36 AM, cryominute said:

You can get all the info you need about windows.old in the following article:

http://www.groovypost.com/news/revert-from-windows-10-windows-7-windows-8-1-dont-delete-windowsold/

I am familiar with this information. Thank You. My question was about making the back up on USB. I am satisfied with Windows 10 and as mentioned have already deleted the Windows/Old folder. A backup would be Windows 10 only.