tntroy61 Report post Posted November 2, 2017 I actually had to go back and check if the wording I was using, was correct. To describe the question I am asking. I have reset my computer back to factory settings twice since 2015. Both times, I created a system image as they call it, on my external HD. I realized how large they are combined, when I cleaned 90% of the content I had on the HD off of it. So my question is. Since I no longer have the system I created for the 2015 reset I did ( and made that system image of ) Because I just recently reset it again this year, & have that system image. Can I safely delete the image I created in 2015 from the external? The file I speak of looks like a little hard drive, with a CD/DVD disc on top of it. I took a screen capture of it, to make sure I am talking about the right thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigsy Report post Posted November 2, 2017 As long as you have a recent full backup image that you can restore from you can safely delete old images. Worst case scenario is you loose the lot and have to download a fresh install of Windows from Digital River (as long as you have the license key!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tntroy61 Report post Posted November 2, 2017 11 hours ago, nigsy said: As long as you have a recent full backup image that you can restore from you can safely delete old images. Worst case scenario is you loose the lot and have to download a fresh install of Windows from Digital River (as long as you have the license key!) Thank You & Yes, the strange part is, neither of them showed they have any file size (MBs or GBs ) when I checked them. Yet when I first attempted but stopped deleting the 2015 one? It was running as if it was a large file. And when I attempted to put the image into a folder to move it? It was running much longer then I expected it would, so I stopped trying to move it. I may just clean off the HD and make a new one all together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigsy Report post Posted November 3, 2017 Yep. I would back the 2015 up somewhere else if possible. Delete everything and just create a new image. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
