Windows 10: Recovery Folder in C:\

Hi,

After upgrading to Windows 10, I noticed a "Recovery" folder in C:\ in addition to "Windows.old" (which I already deleted). Before I delete it, I just want to ensure that it is an extra file in Windows 10 and not a normal one that is in every Windows version. (I also heard about a "RecoveryImage" folder but mine doesn't seem to have that.

Thanks.

:)

 

I have C:\RecoveryImage, not C:\Recovery.

What is in the C:\Recovery folder?

C:\RecoveryImage has the following for me:

 

C:\RecoveryImage is there if you upgrade but not if you clean install. You can delete it but then you'll not be able to refresh/reset. What is the new RecoveryImage directory? - Windows 10 Forums

C:\Recovery contains WinRE.wim if you don't have a separate recovery partition. Deleting this would stop advanced startup options working. It is normally a system directory so you can't see it just by showing hidden files. I'd leave it - it is only 250MB.

This is what you get in root of C: with a BIOS based clean install on one partition.

 

I do want to add this though. I removed that Recovery Folder and it was beautiful. I mean, the consequences were just beautiful. After removing it, I rebooted the computer and found it couldn't reboot. It was the most beautiful blue color I have ever seen. But the computer wouldn't go any further than that. My advice, unless pain is something you enjoy, don't remove that Folder. Otherwise you will have a computer that will not boot and the pain follows. Yes, the blue on the screen is gorgeous but you yourself will have the blues.

 

Leave it alone or you will be sorry you deleted it!

 

I guess you would need a boot disk you can use for a data recovery program. E.g.
Active@ LiveCD (Boot Disk) - Ultimate Recovery Toolset on a bootable CD/USB disk

Great thoughts on your Blue Period (ref. Picasso) - blue font would have been perfect... *Wink