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:Recoveryfolder?

C:RecoveryImagehas the following for me:

C:RecoveryImageis 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 blog

C:Recoverycontains 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.

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.

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

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.

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...