Automatically Delete Temporary Files using batch script in Windows 7

Sunday, 09 January 2011 06:10 |

Written by Michael |

Temporary files once build up makes your PC slow and creates trouble to different program installed in your PC.You have to regularly delete these files to make sure your PC runs smoothly. Here at Computer Anthem we will look on to automatic way of deleting these temporary file, follow following steps to create batch file and automate the process.

Create the batch file

Step I - Open notepad and type (make sure you have two lines as shown below)
cd C:\users\%username%\AppData\Local
rmdir /S/Q Temp

Step II - Save the file as XXX.bat (where XXX = any name, i would prefer TempClean).

Step III - Double click on the file, you created, this will delete your temporary files and free up space on your computer.

Note: If double clicking on batch file gives you any error message, try replacing %username% with your Windows login username.

Automate above process

Step I - Right click on batch file you created and click create shortcut.
Step II - Place the shortcut in your startup folder in the start menu, follow the link on how to do this.
Step III - Reboot your PC and everytime you logged on to your Windows 7 PC, startup
folder triggers the batch file to delete temporary files.