Temp folders cleanup

[scj6771]

What is a quick and painless way to clean out your TMP and useless files from the following locations on XP?

1. C:\temp
2. C:\WINDOWS\Temp
3. C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files
4. C:\Documents and Settings\"username"\Local Settings\Temp
5. C:\Documents and Settings\"username"\Local Settings\History
6. C:\Documents and Settings\"username"\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
7. C:\Documents and Settings\"username"\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent

including any other folders I may have missed, I clean out these folders on a regular basis for our users and need a simple tool to save time. Thanks.

[EzyStvy]

The built in Disk CLeanup will zap most of your list.

Your #1 is a user made folder and would have to be cleaned manually or via a batch file.

Have never seen #3 on an XP machine.

[doctorgonzo]

The quickest way to do that is to set up a batch file that will delete all the files in those directories. If you want, you can then set up a scheduled task to run that file on a predetermined schedule.

[joempa]

Once or twice a week I use this grouping in my Search engine to do a rather complete cleanup:

*.tmp,~*.*,*.chk

and delete most of what's found.
joempa

[jollyjohn]

crap cleaner freeware

[bobby-jo]

Originally Posted by doctorgonzo The quickest way to do that is to set up a batch file that will delete all the files in those directories. If you want, you can then set up a scheduled task to run that file on a predetermined schedule.

How would you create the batch file you mentioned above? (I dont know too much about this sort of thing.)

[doctorgonzo]

Create a new text file with a BAT extension (like CLEANUP.BAT) and put this in it:

del /f /s /q C:\temp\*.*
del /f /s /q C:\WINDOWS\Temp\*.*
del /f /s /q "C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"
del /f /s /q "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\*.*"
del /f /s /q "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\History\*.*"
del /f /s /q "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"
del /f /s /q "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent\*.*"

Be careful, as the "del /s /f /q" command recursively deletes everything without asking if you are sure!

[bobby-jo]

Cheers!

Is there anyother temp folders that it is safe to manually delete the files from?
I did the search joempa said he does and found 600 or more files, ran the MS disk cleanup wizard, ran the search again and still came back with all 600-odd results again.

[doctorgonzo]

Some applications have their own temp directories. For example, Firefox has a cache directory where it stores its cache. Since it all depends on the programs you have, there are no hard-and-fast rules.

[Cricket]

For disk cleanup duties I just use CCleaner.

Cricket