Table of Contents
- Introduction
- System Requirements
- Assign Service Logon As Credentials
- Server Configuration
- Agent-Based Monitoring
- Data Providers
- Directory Services
- Audit Work Items
- Hosts
- Templates
- Template Properties
- Batch Update Templates
- Log Management Templates
- File and Directory Monitor Templates
- Windows Monitor Templates
- Account Lockout Monitor Template
- Logon Monitor Template
- CPU Monitor Template
- Memory Monitor Template
- Disk Space Monitor Template
- SMART Monitor Template
- Process Monitor Template
- Service Monitor Template
- Performance Counter Monitor Template
- PowerShell Script Template
- Registry Value Monitor Template
- Active Directory User Monitor Template
- Active Directory User Integrity Monitor Template
- Task Scheduler Template
- Clock Synchronization Template
- Defragment NTFS Disks Template
- Network and Application Monitor Templates
- Database Monitor Template
- Directory Service Monitor Template
- DNS Blacklist Monitor Template
- DNS Monitor Template
- Domain Expiration Monitor Template
- Network Speed Monitor Template
- Ping Monitor Template
- Database Table Reseed
- SQL Server Shrink and Backup Template
- SSH Shell
- TCP Port Scan Monitor Template
- Website Monitor Template
- SSL Certificate Monitor Templates
- Email Monitor Templates
- SNMP Monitor Templates
- Monitors
- Reports
- Auto-Configurators
- Filters
- Actions
- Schedules
- Environment Variables
- Options
- Account Lockout Monitoring and Reporting
- SNMP
- SSH Shell
- Exporting and Importing Configuration Objects
- Shared Views
- Auto-Config Host Assignment Properties
- General Executable Properties
- Assign Actions
- Assign Directories
- Assign Disks
- Assign Shares
- Assign Files
- Assign Consolidated Logs
- Assign Event Logs
- Assign Azure Audit Logs
- Target Files and Sub-Directories
- Define Log Entry Columns
- Define Log Entry Columns with Regular Expressions
- Define CSV and W3C Log Entry Columns
- Active Directory User and Group Filters
- Explicitly Assigned Logs
- File Explorer
- Report Columns
- Report Date/Time Ranges
- Report Security Event Log Filters
- Select Folder or File
- Executable Timeline
- Command Line Interface
- Troubleshooting
- Terminology
Delete Temporary Files Template
The Delete Temporary Files Template enables you to delete old system and user temporary files on any Windows machine. This template is typically used by systems administrators maintain maximum free disk space by cleaning up old temporary files no longer needed.
The Delete Temporary Files Template uses WMI to query the list of temporary directories then Windows Shares to delete files.
How to configure the Delete Temporary Files Template:
- From the Menu Bar, select File | New. The Create New Object View displays.
- From the Create New Object View, expand Templates | File and Directory Monitors then select Delete Temporary Files. The New Template Properties View displays.
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The Template Properties view contains 4 tabs.
- General
- Options
- Agent Template
- Actions
The Options Tab
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Use the Delete temporary system files check box to enable the deletion of Windows system temporary files.
This template automatically deletes files in all configured system temporary directories. -
Use the Delete temporary user files check box to enable the deletion of all Windows user account temporary files.
This template automatically deletes files in all configured user temporary directories. -
Use the Delete files older than controls to set the minimum time a file must age before it is deleted.
Files in use are silently ignored. -
Finally, select the General Tab, then click the click the
Auto-Generate Name
button to
auto-generate a name based on the configured settings.
Delete Temporary Files Properties
How to view temporary files on-demand:
- From the Explorer View, expand the root Hosts node then navigate through the tree to find the target host to review then expand.
- Find the Delete Temporary Files template then right click and select Explore. The Monitor Detail View displays.
- From the Monitor Detail View, select the File Explorer tab. Once displayed, the view automatically scans all the temporary directories then displays the interactive temporary file report.
- To manually delete a file, right click on the file then select Delete.
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To manually delete a directory, right click on the directory then select Delete.
The directory must be empty to delete.
How to view the historical chart of deleted files:
- From the Explorer View, expand the root Hosts node then navigate through the tree to find the target host to review then expand.
- Find the Delete Temporary Files template then right click and select Explore. The Monitor Detail View displays.
- From the Monitor Detail View, select the Historical Chart tab. Once displayed, the view automatically displays two charts that include the total number of files deleted over time and the total size of the files deleted over time.