Making a script / batch for deleting specific file

[Kanna]

So I'm running a task which creates big files in the temp folder and I'm wondering if it is possible to auto delete it after like 5 minutes since my drive has been on 0 bytes left multiple times 

[schwellmo92]

The easiest way would be to write a batch of PowerShell script to perform that action and use task scheduler to execute it every X minutes.

[Kanna]

Just now, schwellmo92 said:

The easiest way would be to write a batch of PowerShell script to perform that action and use task scheduler to execute it every X minutes.

What would I make the batch include? And would it work even if some files can't be deleted in the temp folder?

[ValvHammer]

"@echo off

del <file.txt>"

 

 

its that easy

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, AnonimFan said:

"@echo off

del <file.txt>"

 

 

its that easy

I'm a noob at stuff like this but I'm pretty sure that won't loop the command as mentioned I want it to remove the file after X minutes also don't I need to specify directory?

[ValvHammer]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

I'm a noob at stuff like this but I'm pretty sure that won't loop the command as mentioned I want it to remove the file after X minutes also don't I need to specify directory?

You need to specify, unless if you changed the directory with the command cd

[Kanna]

3 minutes ago, AnonimFan said:

You need to specify, unless if changed the directory with the command cd

so what would I type if the folder location was the %temp%?

[ValvHammer]

%temp%\"directory"\"file"

 

I would map it out like this

[Kanna]

Just now, AnonimFan said:

%temp%\"directory"\"file"

 

I would map it out like this

Where do I specify the time ammount?

[ValvHammer]

2 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Where do I specify the time ammount?

In task shecluder you can do that

 

[mariushm]

Put it on scheduled tasks .. run batch file every # minutes , or whatever.

 

It's Task Scheduler on Windows 7, no idea how it's named on Windows 10.

Make sure you launch the bat file with the working folder set to your TEMP folder or specify the whole path ... for ex. DEL %TEMP%\*.txt   to delete all .TXT files from the default TEMP folder.

 

It won't delete the files still opened or currently being written to

[Kanna]

3 minutes ago, AnonimFan said:

In task shecluder you can do that

 

so I would make the bat 

"@echo off

del <C:\Users\XX\AppData\Local\Temp\X>"

and then add it to run in the task scheduler?

[mahyar]

if you want i can do it in python for you

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, mahyar said:

if you want i can do it in python for you

Nah I just want it simple like now today only, but how fast would you get it done?

[mahyar]

Just now, Kanna said:

Nah I just want it simple like now today only, but how fast would you get it done?

maybe 10 to 20 mins

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, mahyar said:

maybe 10 to 20 mins

Then I will pass sorry

[mahyar]

2 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Then I will pass sorry

btw how much time between each delete and file type

[Kanna]

Just now, mahyar said:

btw how much time between each delete and file type

10 minutes and it's a folder

[Kanna]

19 minutes ago, mariushm said:

Put it on scheduled tasks .. run batch file every # minutes , or whatever.

 

It's Task Scheduler on Windows 7, no idea how it's named on Windows 10.

Make sure you launch the bat file with the working folder set to your TEMP folder or specify the whole path ... for ex. DEL %TEMP%\*.txt   to delete all .TXT files from the default TEMP folder.

 

It won't delete the files still opened or currently being written to

I don't know if I did it right I set it to run at 16:34 and repeat every 10 minutes

[mahyar]

before using it open it up and replace folder with path of your folder

autodelete.py

[mariushm]

You can't delete a folder with DEL command, you can delete certain files from inside that folder with the DEL command

 

So you have to add either the file name, or a pattern .. *.* for example for ALL files (any name, any extension) , or *.TXT for all text files (any name, TXT extension) 

 

So your batch file should have DEL "C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\X\*.*"  - " " are required if there's a space or several spaces in the whole path.

Alternatively, you could use DEL %TEMP%\X\*.* 

 

You can set it to run every minute just to see that it works and does the job, then change to 10 minutes once you see it runs properly.

 

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, mahyar said:

before using it open it up and replace folder with path of your folder

autodelete.py 81 B · 1 download

should the quotes remain ("")?

[mahyar]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

should the quotes remain ("")?

yes

[mariushm]

Yeah, and you'll need to install Python to get that to run, obviously.

[Kanna]

Just now, mariushm said:

Yeah, and you'll need to install Python to get that to run, obviously.

nvm then