This Powershell script was created by Lemtek and has been edited with changes and additions by Bromeego and from other users which have forked earlier versions. Credit and thanks is noted below in the changelog.
Powershell script to delete cache & cookies in Firefox, Chrome, Chromium, Opera, Yandex, Edge & IE browsers. With options to empty the Recycle Bin for all users and Downloads folder for files older than 90 days.
v2.8.2:
- Added cleaning of Windows Error Reporting and CBS (Component-Based Servicing) folders
v2.8.1:
- Added cleaning of Inetpub logfiles directory
- Added cleaning of user CrashDumps directory
v2.8:
- Added cleaning of Microsoft Teams previous version folder
- Added Dropbox cache cleaning - Found on bluPhy - Thanks!
- Added SnagIt CrashDump cleaning
- Added Yandex Browser
- Added another Cache folder for Internet Explorer/Edge
- Added clearing of Firefox OfflineCache folder
- Added deleting of files older than 90 days within User\Downloads Folder. The date can be changed on line 28
- Removed unneeded command from Firefox cleaning
- Fixed command for Firefox cleaning
- Split Internet Explorer, User Temp Folders, Opera and Chromium to their own sections
- Split Opera and Chromium sections into their own
- Renamed Internet Explorer section to Internet Explorer & Edge
- Expanded the -EA parameter to read the full name
- Fixed output error on line 37 - Found on bluPhy - Thanks!
- Updated README.md with proper formatting
v2.7:
- Borrowed Chromium and Opera Cleaning - Credit Anst-foto
- Redone Recycle Bin cleaning. Will ask for confirmation at the start of the script then will clean All Users Recycle Bin - Credit Chris Rakowitz
- Translate SID to User account when running the Recycle Bin Cleaning for nicer output. If SID cannot be translated then just show SID
v2.6:
- Fixes from Github which were not pulled from Master
- Fixed C:\users\%username% could not be found if the profiledir points to another directory - Credit Mahagon
- Amend Clear Internet Explorer Output - Credit Watnabe
v2.5:
- Added Disk Size, Free Space, % Free. Before and After - Code Borrowed from Technet Article
- Write to Text File
- Tabbed in code, cleaner to read
- Updated Alias' to Full Content for easier maintenance
v2.4:
- Resolved *.default issue, issue was with the file path name not with *.default, but issue resolved
v2.3:
- Added Cache2 to Mozilla directories but found that *.default is not working
v2.2:
- Added Cyan colour to verbose output
v2.1:
- Added the location 'C:\Windows\Temp*' and 'C:`$recycle.bin'
v2:
- Changed the retrieval of user list to dir the c:\users folder and export to csv
v1:
- Compiled script