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After removing all the restore points, I can delete that folder in Windows Explorer. Thus I can now use the Manage space link to delete the restore points on the E. Window, the E: now shows up there automatically under Backup!!! The TRUEIMAGE (U:) shown earlier in that spot is no longer shown, the E: is there instead. After rebooting so the change would go into effect, if I go back to the Windows 7 backup and restore I used Control Panel > System Security > System to change the setting for the Computer name to match the Windows 7 backup folder name of MINDFULNESS.

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I forget who or when the Computer name was changed from MINDFULNESS, Windows 10 had a computer name of MYNAME-PC

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In Windows 10, that name differed from the E: backup folder name which was MINDFULNESS, the name of my PC when I did those backups in Windows 7. It saved to a different folder name using the current Computer Name TLDR: Make sure your Windows 10 Computer Name matches that of the Windows 7 backup folder name you are trying to delete.Дetails: While trying out various things to delete the Windows 7 E: backup folder, one of the things I did was to actually create a Windows 10 backup of my C: on the E. Again I have backups disabled now so I don't know why it says they are in use?Д¬an anyone tell me how I can delete this old Windows 7 backup folder? Of course I tried to manually delete the backup folder but I get a window complaining the files are in use so none of the files can be deleted. Note that if I right click on the backup folder (it doesn't have a regular folder icon in Windows Explorer, it has the special icon for backup directories), the 'Restore Options' option is there which I can use to get the same window above. Under Restore, if I select 'Select another backup to restore files from' the old Windows 7 restore points from my E: do show up: Option to delete the Windows 7 backup points from that drive. This is key since if it appeared here, I could use the Manage Space The built in Windows 7 backup tool's backup folder (which resides on my E: and is connected) doesn't show up under backup. So under Backup, my Acronis backup folder for Windows 7 appears. Using the 'Go to Backup and Restore (Windows 7)' link I get this window: Here's what the Windows 10 Control Panel looks like now for Backups:Д«ackups are currently turned off in Windows 10. I currently have backups in Windows 10 disabled, I'm not using the built in backup or Acronis True Image now. However I can't delete the original Windows 7 tool's backup for some reason. I've been using it a few months and am sticking with 10 so I deleted my old Acronis Windows 7 backups.

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I did an in place upgrade from Windows 7 to 10. I never got around to removing the default Window backup tool's save Background: When I used Windows 7, I used the default Windows backup tool to create restore points, I then switched to Acronis True Image so the default Windows 7 backup tool was disabled.

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