Safe to delete Google Chrome old version folders?

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In program files 86, under google - chrome folder - I see chrome keeps both previous version & latest version folders. It doesn't delete old version.
Is it safe to delete previous version folder?
 
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Yes, it's safe to delete - both old folders and chrome_old.exe

For example:
Old folder to be deleted - 42.0.2311.135
New folder that you should not delete - 42.0.2311.152

The new Chrome folders are indicated by it's newer (higher) version numbers.

Before proceeding, make sure Google Chrome is not running on any logged in user accounts, nor running in the background.
 
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