Vista - Script to delete files on shutdown

I want to have windows to automatically delete all files in my temp folder on shutdown except one. I know how to use gpedit to run scripts on shutdown. I need someone make the script for me to remove said files if its possible?

btw i moved my temp folder to 'C:\temporary Files' & the one file i dont want it to delete is 'C:\temporary Files\Darren.bmp'

"fieseler" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:fcf970a6200385c5dab6b112c63e66a1@xxxxxx-gateway.com...The simplest method would consist of putting these two lines into your
shutdown batch file:

@echo off
for /F "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /a-d "c:\Temporary Files" ^| find /i /v
"Darren.bmp"') do echo del "%%a

Remove the word "echo" in Line 2 to activate the batch file. BTW - I don't
think it's a good idea to keep files in the temp directory if you want to
keep them. Without this restriction the command would be much simpler:
@echo off
del /q "c:\Temporary Files"

I got the this one to work

@echo off
del /q "c:\Temporary Files"

but the other one below wont delete files at all for some reason. I did remember to remove the echo in the last line also.

@echo off
for /F "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /a-d "c:\Temporary Files" ^| find /i /v
"Darren.bmp"') do del "%%a

Plus is there any way to get it to delete folders as well? I have a few folders in there often left by one of my sidebar gadgets. I want these to be deleted also because the gadget just creates new ones every time it runs anyway.

"fieseler" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:276f42455ef2b6f05cf64737d3ae27b7@xxxxxx-gateway.com...It looks as if your newsreader broke up the second line. Remember - the
solution I suggested consists of exactly two lines. The second line is a
very long line.

To delete folders:

@echo off
for /F %%a in ('dir /b /ad "c:\Temporary Files"') do echo rd /s /q "%%a"

Again you need to follow this sequence:
1. Create the batch file with the two lines above.
2. Run it from a Command Prompt (not from the Run box!).
3. Satisfy yourself that it would do the right thing.
4. Remove the word "echo" in the second line.

Performing Step 4 while ignoring Step 3 is dangerous!

hi,
again strangely i couldnt get it to work for some reason. I did a google search & came up with:

del %TEMP%\*.* /s /f /q
for /d %%x in (%TEMP%\*) DO rmdir /s /q "%%x"

but again, it deletes 'Darren.bmp' which idont want it to do. Btw this is my user account picture for some reason in the temp folder, if i delete it & log off, it takes a few seconds to create it before i or someone else can log in again which can get annoying.

"fieseler" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:53eee35d8f1e2fac95061ce2df030d38@xxxxxx-gateway.com...Let's have a look at the screen output you see when you execute the very
first script I gave you, with the "echo" word in place in the second line.

i got it to work last night, but it only runs when its in my temp folder itself, so ends up deleting itself.

both versions for cleaning the temp folders & files work fine apart from said problem.

did you manage to get this figured out? I would also like to know how to get
it to work as my temp folder is always overflowing with garbage.

"fieseler" wrote:

"Darren" <Darren@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:49C5DDCF-53F7-4E6D-8C85-11BE3EC962FC@xxxxxxDid you try this simple command?

del /s /q "%temp%\*.*"

On Nov 14, 6:28*am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@xxxxxx> wrote:Try this. It seems to work fine for me...

for /F %%s in ('dir /b') do del /f /s /q "%docs%\%%s\local settings
\temp\*.*" & del /f /s /q "%docs%\%%s\Local Settings\Temporary
Internet Files\*.*"
for /D %%r in (*) do attrib -H -S "%docs%\%%r\local settings\temp" /S /
D & rd /s /q "%docs%\%%r\local settings\temp" & attrib -H -S /S /D
"%docs%\%%r\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files" & rd /s /q "%docs%
\%%r\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"