what is windows.old folder in c drive?

quickslvr

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hi friends ,,,,my pc was running slow so I refreshed the pc by using settings and general tab option. it asked to insert the disc and I inserted too and it performed few repairs and the pc was re started, then I found that all installed applications were gone . so how to get back my older state? is it possible or should I install all again.

and one more thing when I opened c drive then I found a folder named windows.old and when I explored that folder which was the copy of c drive before the repaired was done. so what to do with that folder? may I remove that cause it has occupied a large amount of space . or does it affects when I delete it. what is its use if I had to keep that. and some other files named bdrlog are seen so can I delete them, so help me with suggestion .; I have attached the pic too
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brink.....thank for the response but there are still some questions are unanswered so please help me,,,,
what are the files ' bdr-bz01' etc and can I delete these too? and is there any method to get back earlier state now ?
Hello quickslvr,

The Windows.old folder contains a copy of the previous Windows installation. It can safely be deleted if you do not want to copy anything back from within it.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2527-windows-old-folder-delete-windows-8-a.html

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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brink.....thank for the response but there are still some questions are unanswered so please help me,,,,
what are the files ' bdr-bz01' etc and can I delete these too? and is there any method to get back earlier state now ?


bdr-bz01 part of Bitdefender.

Rescue Mode Problem - Bitdefender Forum
 

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