<# Author: Gabe Kerntke Date: 06/19/2025 .Synopsis Script cleans up disk space on the C: drive .Reference .Modified 2025-06-19 (GabeK) - Script created #> # Variables # $App_Name = "Windows Software Probe" $Size = Get-PSDrive C | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Free # Functions # Function Remove-Probe_Cache { #Set file age to older than 60 days $DatetoDelete = (Get-Date).AddDays(-60) #32 bit path for NablePatchCache $Path = "C:\Program Files\N-able Technologies\NablePatchCache" If ((Test-Path $Path) -eq $True) { Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete -and $_.Name -notlike "*CacheMetaData*" } | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false -Force } #64 bit path for NablePatchCache $Path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\N-able Technologies\NablePatchCache" If ((Test-Path $Path) -eq $True) { Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete -and $_.Name -notlike "*CacheMetaData*" } | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false -Force } #3rd party cache (UFS) - Recursive search for old files $Path = "C:\EPCache" If ((Test-Path $Path) -eq $True) { Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete } | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false -Force } } Function Remove-Agent_Cache { #Set File Age to older than 7 days $DatetoDelete = (Get-Date).AddDays(-7) #32 Bit path for 3rd Party downloads $Path = "C:\Program Files\N-able Technologies\PatchManagement\ThirdPartyPatch\Downloads" If ((Test-Path $Path) -eq $True) { Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete -and $_.Name -notlike "*.xml" } | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false -Force } #64 Bit path for 3rd Party downloads $Path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\N-able Technologies\PatchManagement\ThirdPartyPatch\Downloads" If ((Test-Path $Path) -eq $True) { Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete -and $_.Name -notlike "*.xml" } | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false -Force } #New path for patch cache $Path = "C:\ProgramData\MspPlatform\FileCacheServiceAgent\cache" If ((Test-Path $Path) -eq $True) { Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete -and $_.Name -notlike "*CacheMetaData*" } | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false -Force } #Cleans out script cache $Path = "C:\Windows\NCentral\Cache" If ((Test-Path $Path) -eq $True) { Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $DatetoDelete -and $_.Name -notlike "*CacheMetaData*" } | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false -Force } } Function Start-Disk_Cleanup { #Runs Disk Cleanup with all boxes checked and without user input CLEANMGR C:\ /VERYLOWDISK CLEANMGR C:\ /AUTOCLEAN } Function Remove-Windows_Updates_Cache { #Stops services related to Windows Updates Stop-Service wuauserv Stop-Service BITS Start-Sleep 30 #Cleans out the Windows Updates patch cache folder Get-ChildItem "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\" | Remove-Item -Force -Recurse Start-Sleep 30 #Starts the services Start-Service wuauserv Start-Service BITS Start-Sleep 15 } #Check free space after running script Function Convert-Size { switch ($Size) { { $_ -gt 1TB } { ($Size / 1TB).ToString("n2") + " TB"; break } { $_ -gt 1GB } { ($Size / 1GB).ToString("n2") + " GB"; break } { $_ -gt 1MB } { ($Size / 1MB).ToString("n2") + " MB"; break } { $_ -gt 1KB } { ($Size / 1KB).ToString("n2") + " KB"; break } default { "$Size B" } } } # Script Start # If ((Test-Path "C:\Temp\Script Cache") -eq $False) { New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "C:\Temp\Script Cache" } try { Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://scripts.gabesville.com/Gabesville/Powershell-Scripts/raw/branch/main/Functions%20Scripts/Functions.ps1" -outfile "C:\Temp\Script Cache\Functions.ps1" . "C:\Temp\Script Cache\Functions.ps1" } catch { #Use TLS 1.2 for communication [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://scripts.gabesville.com/Gabesville/Powershell-Scripts/raw/branch/main/Functions%20Scripts/Functions.ps1" -outfile "C:\Temp\Script Cache\Functions.ps1" . "C:\Temp\Script Cache\Functions.ps1" } #Calculate starting free space [INT64]$StartFreeSpace = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_logicaldisk | Where-Object { $_.DeviceID -eq 'C:' }).Freespace #Check to see if program is installed $Applist = Get-Software | Sort-Object -Descending If ($Applist.DisplayName -like "*$App_Name*") { Remove-Probe_Cache } Remove-Agent_Cache Start-Disk_Cleanup Remove-Windows_Updates_Cache #Calculate space freed up and report out [INT64]$EndFreeSpace = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_logicaldisk | Where { $_.DeviceID -eq 'C:' }).Freespace $SpaceFreed = "{0:N2}" -f (($EndFreeSpace - $StartFreeSpace) / 1GB) Write-Output "Space freed up: $($SpaceFreed)GB" $FreeAfter = Convert-Size Write-Host "$FreeAfter space free on C drive" # End Script #