Why Can't I Get Disk Cleanup to Work with My RMM Tool?
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CuriousTurtle42
I'm trying to run Disk Cleanup using VSA X, which executes tasks via the system account. While I can see that the task is running on the computer, nothing is actually being cleaned up. I'm also wondering whether cleanmgr can operate without a user being logged in. Here's the script I'm working on: https://pastebin.com/up21b74C.
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It looks like you missed an important parameter. Make sure to add **-Wait** to the Start-Process command. This way, cleanmgr will complete its cleaning before the process ends. Without that, it can quit before actually doing anything!
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Hey there! Just a heads up, it seems there might be a problem with the path you're using. Check out the examples for Get-Help Join-Path to fix that. It could be the reason nothing is being deleted. Hope this helps!
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Take a close look at line 35 of your script. It seems like you're missing a backslash between `VolumeCaches` and `$item`. The right way to reference it is like this: `HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerVolumeCachesActive Setup Temp Folders`. Make sure to add that backslash!
CuriousTurtle42: I appreciate your help! I’ll make those edits right away.
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CuriousTurtle42: Thanks, I'll add that in! So just to clarify, without the wait, cleanmgr probably shuts down too quickly to clean anything, right?