To delete a temporary folder inside a system folder

[dewauto]

I want to delete the temporary folder in the system folder.

DirRemove(@WindowsDir&"\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\tw*.tmp", 1)

It won't be deleted.

How can I delete it?

 

[ioa747]

have you try with #RequireAdmin?

Edited April 3, 2023 by ioa747

[dewauto]

  On 4/3/2023 at 1:18 PM, ioa747 said:

have you try with #RequireAdmin?

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I included #RequireAdmin .

[Jos]

@gooddew, Please do not report your posts when they are in MOD-PREVIEW, we will get to it when around and are notified automatically.

[ioa747]

hasta la vista

#RequireAdmin
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=y

#include <FileConstants.au3>
#include <File.au3>


_DelAllFile()

Func _DelAllFile()
    Local $dir = @WindowsDir & "\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\"
    Local $ArraySrtfiles = _FileListToArrayRec($dir, "tw-*.tmp", $FLTAR_FOLDERS)
    If Not IsArray($ArraySrtfiles) Then
        ConsoleWrite($dir & " = Invalid input path" & @CRLF)
        Return
    Else
        For $x = 1 To $ArraySrtfiles[0]
            ConsoleWrite($x & ") " & $dir & $ArraySrtfiles[$x] & " DirRemove=" & DirRemove($dir & $ArraySrtfiles[$x], 1) & @CRLF)
        Next
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_DelAllFile

 

[dewauto]

  On 4/3/2023 at 3:51 PM, ioa747 said:

hasta la vista

#RequireAdmin
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=y

#include <FileConstants.au3>
#include <File.au3>


_DelAllFile()

Func _DelAllFile()
    Local $dir = @WindowsDir & "\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\"
    Local $ArraySrtfiles = _FileListToArrayRec($dir, "tw-*.tmp", $FLTAR_FOLDERS)
    If Not IsArray($ArraySrtfiles) Then
        ConsoleWrite($dir & " = Invalid input path" & @CRLF)
        Return
    Else
        For $x = 1 To $ArraySrtfiles[0]
            ConsoleWrite($x & ") " & $dir & $ArraySrtfiles[$x] & " DirRemove=" & DirRemove($dir & $ArraySrtfiles[$x], 1) & @CRLF)
        Next
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_DelAllFile

 

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The temporary folder has been deleted in the above way. thank you

[rudi]

This is the %localappdata% directory of the SYSTEM account. Why do you want to delete content in that folder? Usually there just remain empty TMP folders, that do not harm.

This is visible, when you start a CMD box as SYSTEM

1. start a CMD box using "run as administrator"
2. Get the sysinternals tool PSEXEC
3. open a CMD box running as SYSTEM

PsExec.exe -sid cmd

--> new CMD box will open

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.2006]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>whoami
nt-autorität\system

C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd %localappdata%

C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local>

 

Edited April 6, 2023 by rudi