How can I automatically delete contents of Recycler folder?

[Jokerman64]

I have noticed (using Treesize) that some of our users have some large files within their 'My documents' folder. On investigation, many of these are in the Recycler folder. These deleted files are taking up huge amounts of space, some are in excess of 70Mb. Is there a way of deleting these files without going into every users documents and deleting it? I can't let the user do this as they won't be able to see the folder anyway as it is a system folder. Most of what the users can see and do are controlled by system policies.

 

The PCs are running XP Pro and the server is running Windows Server 2003.

 

Can anyone help?

 

Thanks

[FN-GM]

We use this in a batch file to clear staff desktops. We have it running as a logoff script. If you adapt this it can do your job

 

del "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Desktop\*.*" /Q /S /F

[Jokerman64]

Hi

Thanks.

We have a batch file running at the moment which clears tmp files from the user profiles, it goes like this:

del /F /Q /S "\\RDC2259\Profiles$\%username%\Microsoft\Publisher\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "\\RDC2259\Profiles$\%username%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "\\RDC2259\Profiles$\%username%\Cookies\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "\\RDC2259\Profiles$\%username%\Macromedia\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "\\RDC2259\Profiles$\%username%\Microsoft\Word\~WRL*"

del /F /Q /S "\\RDC2259\Profiles$\%username%\Microsoft\Word\*.wbk"

del /F /Q /S "\\RDC2259\Profiles$\%username%\Microsoft\Office\*.TMP"

del /F /Q /S "\\RDC2259\Profiles$\%username%\Microsoft\Office\Recent\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "\\RDC2259\Profiles$\%username%\*.tmp"

del /F /Q /S "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Microsoft\Publisher\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Cookies\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Macromedia\*.*"

del /F /Q /S "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Microsoft\Word\~WRL*"

del /F /Q /S "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Microsoft\Word\*.wbk"

del /F /Q /S "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\*.tmp"

 

But this does not look at their 'My documents' folder. Will your batch file do this? My IT expert (who visits once a month) did this one.

[FN-GM]

How do you run this script?

 

There is no reason why mine cant. I assume you have home areas stored on the server?

[Jokerman64]

It is done thro' Group Policies Manager and runs at log on and log off. Yes there are home areas on the server.

[FN-GM]

Yep it should be fine then, just change the path to point to the correct folder located in the home area. You can adapt your own to do it by putting a few extra lines in.

[Jokerman64]

OK

Thanks very much for your help.

[FN-GM]

Your welcome