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CleanMgr does not delete C:\$WINDOWS.~BT

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tlax Posted messages 79 Status Member -  
JeuneL Posted messages 1873 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello everyone,
My C:\$WINDOWS.~BT folder is 37GB on my hard drive; so I followed the instructions on this page: https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/49083-windows-bt-qu-est-ce-que-c-est
but that doesn't solve the problem. I also tried CCleaner but nothing works either, C:\$WINDOWS.~BT is still there.
Thank you in advance for your help.

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    Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention   24 712
     
    Hi,

    Do you have any pending Windows 10 updates?

    Boot into recovery options:
    • Windows 10 settings
    • Update & security
    • On the left recovery
    • On the right advanced startup


    Then go to advanced options and command prompt.
    Inside, try: 

    attrib -s -h C:\$WINDOWS.~BT
    rmdir /S C:\$WINDOWS.~BT


    Afterwards, there are the brute force methods like unlocker

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    1. tlax Posted messages 79 Status Member 12
       
      Indeed, there was a pending update; after that, the cleanmgr only met my expectations because I ran it as administrator. The problem is resolved.
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      1. Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention   24 712 > tlax Posted messages 79 Status Member
         
        It's all good =)
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    2. JeuneL Posted messages 1873 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   155
       
      Not knowing exactly how to do it, I'm posting here...

      This famous folder "$Windows.~BT" is also the folder used by Windows to place the entire Windows 10 upgrade

      Not wanting to upgrade, I blocked OS updates via the registry.

      But now I would like to delete the contents of this folder, but I can't.

      I have tried different methods in the "command prompt" as an administrator, but it gets stuck on 1 file, and as soon as it gets stuck, it doesn't try to go further or delete what can be deleted.

      When launching disk cleanup in admin mode, there's nothing regarding Windows update files.

      So for now, I'm stuck.

      Does

      Boot into recovery options:

      Windows 10 settings
      Update and security
      On the left recovery
      On the right advanced startup

      Work even in this case?

      I don't like having to hold my breath in front of my computer when there's a problem like this, the fear of making mistakes, deleting what shouldn't be deleted, etc...

      O_ò
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