TempDelete.au3 - Cleans Temp Directories

[GEOSoft]

this does not contain more info than "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders", what i am using.

does it on other machines perhaps ?

j.

If the user changes the pah to the cache that ia the key that it's changed in.

[jennico]

... and values in "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" will not be changed then ? sorry, i have to be sure about that. i will have to check that out first.

[GEOSoft]

http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/w-p/system/reg...ticle.php/c5719

[jennico]

ah, thanx !

seems a complete compilation. so the only missing thing is the activex section. do you think this can be safely deleted ? there may be useful elements among the junk.

j.

so i will offer "ActiveX", "Recycler", "Recent" in next version.

Edited December 31, 2008 by jennico

[GEOSoft]

ah, thanx !

seems a complete compilation. so the only missing thing is the activex section. do you think this can be safely deleted ? there may be useful elements among the junk.

j.

so i will offer "ActiveX", "Recycler", "Recent" in next version.

Clearing ActiveX has the potential of becoming a pain in the backside for users. I would leave that alone.

[jennico]

yah, i will make a warning not to check it.

[Emiel Wieldraaijer]

@GeoSoft

Strange http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/w-p/system/reg...ticle.php/c5719 mentiones

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\TypedURLs\

but it should be

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\TypedURLs\

Here are some other things

RunMRU -> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RUNMRU

RecentDocs -> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RecentDocs

One other thing

I allways use the following

$HKCU = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
$HKLM = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"

If @ProcessorArch = "X64" Then ; or @OSArch depends on AutoIt version
    $HKCU = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER64"
    $HKLM = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE64"
EndIf

Edited December 31, 2008 by Emiel Wieldraaijer

[jennico]

@GeoSoft

Strange http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/w-p/system/reg...ticle.php/c5719 mentiones

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\TypedURLs\

but it should be

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\TypedURLs\

to make confusion complete: (please read carefully!)

on my machine (xp pro sp2 IE6) it's different:

1.) i don't have the registry entry:

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\TypedURLs\

instead:

- HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Extensible Cache\MSHist012008120820081215

- HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Extensible Cache\MSHist012008121520081222

- HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Extensible Cache\MSHist012008122920081230

- HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Extensible Cache\MSHist012008123020081231

- HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Extensible Cache\MSHist012008123120090101

2.) i don't have the registry entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\TypedURLs\

instead:

- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1

- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2

- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path3

- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4

and:

- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Special Paths\Cookies

- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Special Paths\History

the mentioned keys contain information about the location of the temp files. but neither of them has different info than HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders.

so i think i stay with the last one. only this seems stable.

j.

the other thing:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RecentDocs

on my machine only binary strings, no files/locations

again, i better use: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders, Recent.

so i will offer "ActiveX", "Recycler", "Recent", "RunMRU" (for last cmd runs) in next version.

any objections to that ?

Edited December 31, 2008 by jennico

[GEOSoft]

@GeoSoft

Strange http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/w-p/system/reg...ticle.php/c5719 mentiones

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\TypedURLs\

but it should be

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\TypedURLs\

Here are some other things

RunMRU -> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RUNMRU

RecentDocs -> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RecentDocs

One other thing

I allways use the following

$HKCU = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
$HKLM = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"

If @ProcessorArch = "X64" Then ; or @OSArch depends on AutoIt version
    $HKCU = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER64"
    $HKLM = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE64"
EndIf

Windows versions can change some of the keys.

On my own version I use "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" for most things. I was just pointing out that there are other posibilities. IIRC the IE Cach is actually stored in 2 locations as well but I would have to dig through my system to verify that. Also that code for X64 is good to use. I saw that someone actually had that written as a function, just don't remember who or where. Just a slight mod

If @ProcessorArch = "X64" Then; or @OSArch depends on AutoIt version
    $HKCU &= "64"
    $HKLM &= "64"

[jennico]

hmmmmm... wanted to keep it simple......

[GEOSoft]

@jennico

It's your script. Do what you want with it. Like I pointed out before I have one already customized for this system because some of my installed apps also create their own temp folders that I want cleaned out.

As for ActiveX. I wouldn't let that touch my system. I clean Recent Docs a couple of times a day and I clean typed URLs about once every couple of months. I have IE set up to empty the cache everytime I close the browser and I never have to use that one so all this indicates that everyones needs vary a bit.I did a Folder Backup script a few years back that stored the folder info in the registry and then had a checkbox for "Other" where I could browse to a folder that I wanted to backup and then was given the choice of adding it to the permanent backup list or not. BTW the GUI only created Checkboxes for permanent entries plus the one for Other and another box for ALL and there was a button to remove permanent entries. Just pointing out that scripts like this are easy to make customizable.

[Valuater]

hmmmmm... wanted to keep it simple......

Mine always start that way....

8)

[Emiel Wieldraaijer]

@GEOSoft

Thanks for the modification

$HKCU = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
$HKLM = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"

If @ProcessorArch = "X64" Then; or @OSArch depends on AutoIt version
    $HKCU &= "64"
    $HKLM &= "64"
EndIf

[jennico]

Added new version (first post) according to discussed issues. tell me if everything is okay.

j.

[GEOSoft]

@GEOSoft

Thanks for the modification

$HKCU = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
$HKLM = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"

If @ProcessorArch = "X64" Then; or @OSArch depends on AutoIt version
    $HKCU &= "64"
    $HKLM &= "64"
EndIf

@Emiel

I could not locate that function I was looking for so I wrote a new one. In the process I discovered that the new version will return the same results for @OSArch, @ProcessorArch and @CPUArch so apparently none were really removed, just changed to aliases. That made the new function simple because I could just use @OSArch. You can also pass it a complete key as in the example. Using the abbreviated "HKLM" will still return the proper string as shown in the second MsgBox example.

Edit: Moved the code to HERE so I don't clutter jennicos thread.

Edited January 1, 2009 by GEOSoft

[SoftVoile]

@ jennico

i think now you can easily add support to remove saved passwords of some popular browsers. specially FireFox. you can also add support to remove saved passwords of msn/WinLiveMess , Yahooo, etc

check the link

http://www.nirsoft.net/articles/saved_password_location.html

Firefox: The passwords are stored in one of the following filenames: signons.txt, signons2.txt, and signons3.txt (depends on Firefox version) These password files are located inside the profile folder of Firefox, in [Windows Profile]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Profile Name] Also, key3.db, located in the same folder, is used for encryption/decription of the passwords.

+ do some googleing...

http://www.google.com.ru/search?hl=en&...earch&meta=

Edited January 2, 2009 by SoftVoile

[SoftVoile]

@ jennico

one more thing... please add support to delete folders from root of every drive like

C:\Found.000

C:\Found.001

C:\Found.003

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C:\Found.999

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and so on....

same with all other drives

[FireFox]

@Softvoile

I dont think its good idea because some games or softwares are stored in root directory

Cheers, FireFox.

[FireFox]

@jennico

got error with @ProcessorArch with the last version of autoit... should be replaced with @CPUArch

Edit : when I clean my recycle and I put after something I cant see it in the recycle

Cheers, FireFox.

Edited January 2, 2009 by FireFox

[Enforcer]

Call me noob, but I think simple batch script in autorun the easyest way to keep your system clean:

TITLE Yard-Man...
@echo off
cls
color 2
Echo.
Echo   Killing Trash...
deltree /Y %TEMP%\*.* >nul
deltree /Y C:\docume~1\BOMBASTER\locals~1\Tempor~1\*.* >nul
deltree /Y C:\docume~1\BOMBASTER\locals~1\History\*.* >nul
deltree /Y C:\docume~1\BOMBASTER\locals~1\Temp\*.* >nul
deltree /Y C:\docume~1\BOMBASTER\NetHood\*.* >nul
deltree /Y C:\docume~1\BOMBASTER\Recent\*.* >nul
deltree /Y C:\WINXP\Temp\*.* >nul
TITLE Done...
cls
EXIT