Remove CCMCache, Windows.old, and Temp folders using Powershell script
This PowerShell script automates the cleanup of:
- CCM
Cache Files: Removes files older than 14 days from C:\Windows\ccmcache.
- Temporary
Files: Cleans up files older than 14 days from the user’s temp folder
($env:Temp) and the system-wide temp folder (C:\Windows\Temp).
- Windows.old
Folder: Deletes the Windows.old folder if it’s older than 14
days. This folder is typically created during a Windows upgrade and can
take up significant disk space.
The script also logs all actions to a log file (C:\TempCleanupLog.txt),
making it easy to track what was deleted and troubleshoot any issues.
# Define paths
$ccmCachePath = "C:\Windows\ccmcache"
$tempPath = "$env:Temp"
$systemTempPath = "C:\Windows\Temp"
$windowsOldPath = "C:\Windows.old"
$logFile = "C:\TempCleanupLog.txt" # Change log file location if needed
# Function to clean up files and directories older than a specific number of days
function Clean-OldFiles {
param (
[string]$Path,
[int]$Days
)
if (Test-Path -Path $Path) {
Write-Output "Cleaning up files and directories older than $Days days in: $Path"
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Starting cleanup in: $Path at $(Get-Date)"
$deletedFiles = 0
$deletedSize = 0
# Delete files older than specified days
Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -Recurse -File | Where-Object {
$_.LastWriteTime -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-$Days)
} | ForEach-Object {
try {
$deletedSize += $_.Length
$_ | Remove-Item -Force -Recurse -Verbose
$deletedFiles++
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Deleted file: $($_.FullName)"
} catch {
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Failed to delete file: $($_.FullName) - $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
}
# Delete empty directories
Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -Recurse -Directory | Where-Object {
($_ | Get-ChildItem -Recurse).Count -eq 0
} | ForEach-Object {
try {
Remove-Item -Path $_.FullName -Force -Recurse -Verbose
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Deleted directory: $($_.FullName)"
} catch {
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Failed to delete directory: $($_.FullName) - $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
}
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Deleted $deletedFiles files totaling $([math]::Round($deletedSize / 1MB, 2)) MB in: $Path at $(Get-Date)"
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Cleanup completed in: $Path at $(Get-Date)"
} else {
Write-Output "Path not found: $Path"
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Path not found: $Path at $(Get-Date)"
}
}
# Function to delete the Windows.old folder if older than specified days
function Remove-WindowsOld {
param (
[string]$Path,
[int]$Days
)
if (Test-Path -Path $Path) {
$folderCreationDate = (Get-Item $Path).CreationTime
if ($folderCreationDate -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-$Days)) {
Write-Output "Removing Windows.old folder older than $Days days: $Path"
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Attempting to remove Windows.old folder at $(Get-Date)"
try {
# Take ownership of the folder before removing it
takeown /F $Path /R /D Y | Out-Null
icacls $Path /grant Administrators:F /T | Out-Null
Remove-Item -Path $Path -Force -Recurse -Verbose
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Successfully removed Windows.old folder at $(Get-Date)"
} catch {
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Failed to remove Windows.old folder: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
} else {
Write-Output "Windows.old folder is not older than $Days days. Skipping removal."
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Windows.old folder is not older than $Days days. Skipping removal at $(Get-Date)"
}
} else {
Write-Output "Windows.old folder not found."
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "Windows.old folder not found at $(Get-Date)"
}
}
# Main script execution
try {
# Clean up CCMCache, Temp, and Windows.old
Clean-OldFiles -Path $ccmCachePath -Days 14
Clean-OldFiles -Path $tempPath -Days 14
Clean-OldFiles -Path $systemTempPath -Days 14
Remove-WindowsOld -Path $windowsOldPath -Days 14
Write-Output "Cleanup completed successfully! Log file saved to $logFile"
} catch {
Write-Output "An error occurred during cleanup: $_"
Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value "An error occurred during cleanup: $_ at $(Get-Date)"
}
