How To Delete *.old Files In Bdis 2011

trinaz

When cleaning up windows "junk" files...I am getting a message that these files are "being used by Windows" ?

http://members.cox.net/trinaz/BD-oldfiles.jpg

Is there a way to delete these xx*.old files from my system ?

Thanks...Tim

Luka2

Yes, if you "must" delete start Windows in Safe Mode the delete those files manualy. When you restart PC keep pressing F8 untill you dont get Safe Mode option!

I dont recomend that because like you say, these files are "being used by Windows", but its your choice ofcourse!

Hope I help

Luka

Mihaela M.

Hi TiminAz,

Yesterday we launched an update and the old files should disappear after a system restart. At the moment we are investigating into this and when we will have an answer, we will post it here . If you want, as Luka2 mentioned, you can delete them in Safe Mode. This is not possible in Normal Mode due to the self protection function.

Thank you!

Mihaela M.

Hi all,

As I promised, I come with an answer for the TiminAz's question. This is the normal behaviour for the Install folder: the currently used files are renamed to '.old', the new files take the place of the previous files and this way, the update will not require a restart. The '.old' files will not be deleted as they might be used for a rollback. When a cleaner software founds such files, I do not recommend you to delete them.

Thank you!