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Simple script to clear temp files and browser cache/history
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#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Clear-GlobalWindowsCache # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Clear-GlobalWindowsCache { | |
Remove-CacheFiles 'C:\Windows\Temp' | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\`$Recycle.Bin" | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Windows\Prefetch" | |
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe InetCpl.cpl, ClearMyTracksByProcess 255 | |
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe InetCpl.cpl, ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351 | |
} | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Clear-UserCacheFiles # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Clear-UserCacheFiles { | |
# Stop-BrowserSessions | |
ForEach($localUser in (Get-ChildItem 'C:\users').Name) | |
{ | |
Clear-ChromeCache $localUser | |
Clear-EdgeCacheFiles $localUser | |
Clear-FirefoxCacheFiles $localUser | |
Clear-WindowsUserCacheFiles $localUser | |
Clear-TeamsCacheFiles $localUser | |
} | |
} | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Clear-WindowsUserCacheFiles # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Clear-WindowsUserCacheFiles { | |
param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME) | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Temp" | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER" | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache" | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies" | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\IECompatCache" | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\IECompatUaCache" | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\IEDownloadHistory" | |
Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files" | |
} | |
#Region HelperFunctions | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Stop-BrowserSessions # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Stop-BrowserSessions { | |
$activeBrowsers = Get-Process Firefox*,Chrome*,Waterfox*,Edge* | |
ForEach($browserProcess in $activeBrowsers) | |
{ | |
try | |
{ | |
$browserProcess.CloseMainWindow() | Out-Null | |
} catch { } | |
} | |
} | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Get-StorageSize # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Get-StorageSize { | |
Get-WmiObject Win32_LogicalDisk | | |
Where-Object { $_.DriveType -eq "3" } | | |
Select-Object SystemName, | |
@{ Name = "Drive" ; Expression = { ( $_.DeviceID ) } }, | |
@{ Name = "Size (GB)" ; Expression = {"{0:N1}" -f ( $_.Size / 1gb)}}, | |
@{ Name = "FreeSpace (GB)" ; Expression = {"{0:N1}" -f ( $_.Freespace / 1gb ) } }, | |
@{ Name = "PercentFree" ; Expression = {"{0:P1}" -f ( $_.FreeSpace / $_.Size ) } } | | |
Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String | |
} | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Remove-CacheFiles # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Remove-CacheFiles { | |
param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$path) | |
BEGIN | |
{ | |
$originalVerbosePreference = $VerbosePreference | |
$VerbosePreference = 'Continue' | |
} | |
PROCESS | |
{ | |
if((Test-Path $path)) | |
{ | |
if([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($path)) | |
{ | |
try | |
{ | |
if($path[-1] -eq '\') | |
{ | |
[int]$pathSubString = $path.ToCharArray().Count - 1 | |
$sanitizedPath = $path.SubString(0, $pathSubString) | |
Remove-Item -Path "$sanitizedPath\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
Remove-Item -Path "$path\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose | |
} | |
} catch { } | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
try | |
{ | |
Remove-Item -Path $path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose | |
} catch { } | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
END | |
{ | |
$VerbosePreference = $originalVerbosePreference | |
} | |
} | |
#Endregion HelperFunctions | |
#Region Browsers | |
#Region ChromiumBrowsers | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Clear-ChromeCache # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Clear-ChromeCache { | |
param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME) | |
if((Test-Path "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default")) | |
{ | |
$chromeAppData = "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" | |
$possibleCachePaths = @('Cache','Cache2\entries\','Cookies','History','Top Sites','VisitedLinks','Web Data','Media Cache','Cookies-Journal','ChromeDWriteFontCache') | |
ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths) | |
{ | |
Remove-CacheFiles "$chromeAppData\$cachePath" | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Clear-EdgeCache # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Clear-EdgeCache { | |
param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME) | |
if((Test-Path "C:\Users$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default")) | |
{ | |
$EdgeAppData = "C:\Users$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default" | |
$possibleCachePaths = @('Cache','Cache2\entries','Cookies','History','Top Sites','Visited Links','Web Data','Media History','Cookies-Journal') | |
ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths) | |
{ | |
Remove-CacheFiles "$EdgeAppData$cachePath" | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
#Endregion ChromiumBrowsers | |
#Region FirefoxBrowsers | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Clear-FirefoxCacheFiles # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Clear-FirefoxCacheFiles { | |
param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME) | |
if((Test-Path "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles")) | |
{ | |
$possibleCachePaths = @('cache','cache2\entries','thumbnails','cookies.sqlite','webappsstore.sqlite','chromeappstore.sqlite') | |
$firefoxAppDataPath = (Get-ChildItem "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles" | Where-Object { $_.Name -match 'Default' }[0]).FullName | |
ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths) | |
{ | |
Remove-CacheFiles "$firefoxAppDataPath\$cachePath" | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Clear-WaterfoxCacheFiles # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Clear-WaterfoxCacheFiles { | |
param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME) | |
if((Test-Path "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Waterfox\Profiles")) | |
{ | |
$possibleCachePaths = @('cache','cache2\entries','thumbnails','cookies.sqlite','webappsstore.sqlite','chromeappstore.sqlite') | |
$waterfoxAppDataPath = (Get-ChildItem "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Waterfox\Profiles" | Where-Object { $_.Name -match 'Default' }[0]).FullName | |
ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths) | |
{ | |
Remove-CacheFiles "$waterfoxAppDataPath\$cachePath" | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
#Endregion FirefoxBrowsers | |
#Endregion Browsers | |
#Region CommunicationPlatforms | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- Clear-TeamsCacheFiles # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
Function Clear-TeamsCacheFiles { | |
param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME) | |
if((Test-Path "C:\users\$user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams")) | |
{ | |
$possibleCachePaths = @('cache','blob_storage','databases','gpucache','Indexeddb','Local Storage','application cache\cache') | |
$teamsAppDataPath = (Get-ChildItem "C:\users\$user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams" | Where-Object { $_.Name -match 'Default' }[0]).FullName | |
ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths) | |
{ | |
Remove-CacheFiles "$teamsAppDataPath\$cachePath" | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
#Endregion CommunicationPlatforms | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
#- MAIN # | |
#------------------------------------------------------------------# | |
$StartTime = (Get-Date) | |
Get-StorageSize | |
Clear-UserCacheFiles | |
Clear-GlobalWindowsCache | |
Get-StorageSize | |
$EndTime = (Get-Date) | |
Write-Verbose "Elapsed Time: $(($StartTime - $EndTime).totalseconds) seconds" |
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Bugs:
Clear-EdgeCacheFiles doesn't exist, should be Clear-EdgeCache
Additionally the paths in this function are poorly formed and missing a "\" symbol
"C:\Users$user" should be "C:\Users\$user"
"$EdgeAppData$cachePath" should be "$EdgeAppData\$cachePath"