What are the $INPLACE.~TR and $WINDOWS.~Q folders for in Windows Vista? Intended For Windows Vista only The $INPLACE.~TR and $WINDOWS.~Q folders are more-or-less garbage and can be safely deleted. If you don't feel comfortable deleting them outright, fire up the Disk Cleanup utility (click Start and type Disk), select the Files discarded by Windows upgrade item, and then click OK. Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows XP] Question about 'What are the $INPLACE.~TR and $WINDOWS.~Q folders for in Windows Vista?' (TOM T: Saturday, February 24, 2007) [Windows Vista] Question about 'What are the $INPLACE.~TR and $WINDOWS.~Q folders for in Windows Vista?' (Luis: Friday, March 21, 2008) Return to "Reducing Clutter"