Get back lost hard drive space after the latest Windows 10 update
(Windows Phone Central)

Did the free space shrink on your hard drive after the Windows 10 November 2019 Update? Here`s how to get the storage back. If you recently installed the Windows 10 November 2019 Update, then you`ve probably noticed that the available space has shrunk several gigabytes. However, it`s not because the update takes more space. Instead, it`s because, the system creates a copy of the previous installation as a precaution, in case the device needs to rollback to its original settings as a result of errors or compatibility problems during and after the upgrade process. Although this is a useful mechanism, Windows 10 will still keep the files inside the `Windows.old` folder taking up a lot of space, even when the upgrade completed successfully. Getting rid of these files allows you to reclaim roughly around 8GB to 12GB of storage, which it may not be significant on devices with multi-terabyte drives, but on laptops with limited storage could mean more time without thinking to upgrade the i...