[MikeSwim07]

How would I make a batch file that deletes the temprary files of windows

C:\WINDOWS\Temp
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\COOKIES
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

Thanks.

[demortes]

There are many tutorials on how to use DOS commands. In a quick sense you'd run
deltree C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp\*
etc

[MikeSwim07]

I don't want to delete the folder and the subfolder, just the contents.

[demortes]

deltree with empty subfolders, but not the folder itself. (The * after the / says do not delete the first folder).

Let's say C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp\ has a folder FOOD in it.
It will delete FOOD, but not Temp, with the command:
deltree C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp\*

But don't quote me. research it Try it.... I use Linux for a lot of my text based stuff....

[AKAJohnDoe]

You can also be in the directory, delete everything in it, piping the "Y" response back to the delete or erase command.

cd\MYDIR
mkdir MYDIR2
cd..
echo.Y|del *.*
cd..

All the files in MYDIR should have been deleted. MYDIR will still exist. And any directories under MYDIR and MYDIR2 should also still exist as should any files under MYDIR2.

If you don't want to see the noise redirect the output. e.g.: echo.Y|del *.* >NUL
Or, if you do want to see it, redirect it to a file. e.g.: echo.Y|del *.* >>C:\cleanuplog.txt
Two >> appends, One > creates.

[AKAJohnDoe]

However, what I do is use Firefox, set the options to clear cache/cookies/history/etc at exit, and use CCleaner now and again.

[devil_himself]

Edit -- Read Above ... You Don't Want To Delete Subfolders

DEL /S /Q /F "%TEMP%\*.*"

[AKAJohnDoe]

Originally Posted by devil_himself

Edit -- Read Above ... You Don't Want To Delete Subfolders

DEL /S /Q /F "%TEMP%\*.*"

That code will delete *.* from all subdirectories.

[demortes]

Why nto delete subfolders. They arn't needed for the operation of the computer. Anything in the TEMP folders can be deleted. A friend tells me the TEMP folder can even be deleted without affect, it just recreates it.

[AKAJohnDoe]

I used to run this to let me selective delete files and directories, but now use CCleaner.

[demortes]

One question... what was the point of that? why not post the "code", instead of an image of the code?

[AKAJohnDoe]

The forum will not permit a direct upload of a .cmd file, so rather than renaming it .txt or zipping it I simply took a screen snapshot and uploaded that.