Checks usage on every filesystem drive and, only on the ones above the threshold, clears the temp folder, empties the recycle bin and drops the Windows Update download cache. Scheduled on a server group it keeps the low-disk ticket from ever being opened; run it once by hand when it already has been.
powershell
# - - - - - PowerShell - - - - - #
# Auto Disk Health & Cleanup
# Checks for low disk space and performs cleanup
# (temp, recycle bin, update cache).
#---------------------------------------------------------------
$Threshold = 50 # Disk usage % limit
Get-PSDrive -PSProvider FileSystem | ForEach-Object {
try {
$Usage = [math]::Round((($_.Used / ($_.Free + $_.Used)) * 100), 2)
Write-Host "<WRITE-LOG = ""*Checking $($_.Name): $Usage% used*"">"
if ($Usage -ge $Threshold) {
Write-Host "<WRITE-LOG = ""*Drive $($_.Name) exceeds threshold ($Usage%) - cleaning...*"">"
# Clear temp files
Remove-Item "$env:TEMP\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# Empty recycle bin
(New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).NameSpace(0xA).Items() |
ForEach-Object { Remove-Item $_.Path -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
# Clear Windows Update cache
Stop-Service wuauserv -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Start-Service wuauserv -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "<WRITE-LOG = ""*Cleanup completed for $($_.Name)*"">"
}
} catch {
Write-Host "Error processing $($_.Name): $_"
}
}Run it across your fleet
This script runs as-is on a single host. Paste it into ServerEngine to schedule it, run it on a whole server group in parallel, and keep the credentials out of the file — see the scripts documentation and the credential store.
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