Clearing Outlook temp files folder (OLK*) on shutdown?

[Guest Barkley Bees]

Trying to find the best way to have XP client PC's clear their Outlook 2003

temporary folder data on system shutdown (C:\Documents and

Settings\%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*). Can

this be accomplished using Group Policy to set the "shutdown script" and use

something like the below in a .bat file:

 

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cd %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*

del *.* /s /f /q

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Can a .bat file be assigned as a 'shutdown script' via group policy?

Appreciate any feedback or optional advice. Thank you.

[Guest Barkley Bees]

Re: Clearing Outlook temp files folder (OLK*) on shutdown?

 

Perhaps I should rephrase my question: can a .bat file be caused for a

shutdown script applied via Group policy or does it need to be in another

fromat (vb, etc)?

 

I have the following I plan to use:

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@echo off

rem Delete Outlook 2003 temporary files on client Machines

 

if exist "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*" (cd

"%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*") else (goto

END)

del *.* /s /f /q

goto END

:END

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"Barkley Bees" <barkbees@nomail.com> wrote in message

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> Trying to find the best way to have XP client PC's clear their Outlook

> 2003 temporary folder data on system shutdown (C:\Documents and

> Settings\%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*). Can

> this be accomplished using Group Policy to set the "shutdown script" and

> use something like the below in a .bat file:

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> cd %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*

> del *.* /s /f /q

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> Can a .bat file be assigned as a 'shutdown script' via group policy?

> Appreciate any feedback or optional advice. Thank you.

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Clearing Outlook temp files folder (OLK*) on shutdown?

 

 

"Barkley Bees" <barkbees@nomail.com> wrote in message

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> Trying to find the best way to have XP client PC's clear their Outlook

> 2003 temporary folder data on system shutdown (C:\Documents and

> Settings\%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*). Can

> this be accomplished using Group Policy to set the "shutdown script" and

> use something like the below in a .bat file:

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> cd %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*

> del *.* /s /f /q

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> Can a .bat file be assigned as a 'shutdown script' via group policy?

> Appreciate any feedback or optional advice. Thank you.

 

What makes you think that OLK files reside here:

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*?

Why do you want to delete such files?

 

The script you use is highly lethal: If the target folder you specify

does not exist then it will wipe just about everything on your disk!

 

As it happens, there is no folder called

%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*

hence your Windows installation will cease to exist when you

first run your batch file. Furthermore, although it is not strictly

necessary for the "CD" command, you should always surround

your file/folder names with double quotes if they might contain

embedded spaces. %UserProfile% does contain embedded

spaces.

[Guest Callypso]

RE: Clearing Outlook temp files folder (OLK*) on shutdown?

 

You can use BAT files as shutdown script, that's no problem.

 

for more information see:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/22cf660f-c165-49e3-b768-2b8898a5684b1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

In addition to that I would suggest you use the following line to clear out

temporary internet files. This will include the OLK folder and is what I use

in our network

 

ERASE C:\"Documents and Settings"\%USERNAME%\"Local Settings"\"Temporary

Internet Files"\*.* /q /f /s

 

 

Callypso

Network Engineer

 

"Barkley Bees" wrote:

> Trying to find the best way to have XP client PC's clear their Outlook 2003

> temporary folder data on system shutdown (C:\Documents and

> Settings\%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*). Can

> this be accomplished using Group Policy to set the "shutdown script" and use

> something like the below in a .bat file:

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> cd %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*

> del *.* /s /f /q

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> Can a .bat file be assigned as a 'shutdown script' via group policy?

> Appreciate any feedback or optional advice. Thank you.

>

>

>

[Guest Juan I. Cahis]

Re: Clearing Outlook temp files folder (OLK*) on shutdown?

 

Dear friends, but there is a problem.

 

I use a similar script (I downloaded it from a posting in a

newsgroup), but sometimes, some of the files in the OLK* have the read

only, or the hidden, or the system attribute set. Could you modify

your script to unset these attribute bits before?

 

Callypso <Callypso@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>You can use BAT files as shutdown script, that's no problem.

>

>for more information see:

>http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/22cf660f-c165-49e3-b768-2b8898a5684b1033.mspx?mfr=true

>

>In addition to that I would suggest you use the following line to clear out

>temporary internet files. This will include the OLK folder and is what I use

>in our network

>

>ERASE C:\"Documents and Settings"\%USERNAME%\"Local Settings"\"Temporary

>Internet Files"\*.* /q /f /s

>

>

>Callypso

>Network Engineer

>

>"Barkley Bees" wrote:

>

>> Trying to find the best way to have XP client PC's clear their Outlook 2003

>> temporary folder data on system shutdown (C:\Documents and

>> Settings\%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*). Can

>> this be accomplished using Group Policy to set the "shutdown script" and use

>> something like the below in a .bat file:

>>

>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>> cd %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*

>> del *.* /s /f /q

>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>> Can a .bat file be assigned as a 'shutdown script' via group policy?

>> Appreciate any feedback or optional advice. Thank you.

>>

>>

>>

Thanks

Juan I. Cahis

Santiago de Chile (South America)

Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Clearing Outlook temp files folder (OLK*) on shutdown?

 

Barkley Bees <barkbees@nomail.com> wrote:

> Trying to find the best way to have XP client PC's clear their

> Outlook 2003 temporary folder data on system shutdown (C:\Documents

> and Settings\%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet

> Files\OLK*). Can this be accomplished using Group Policy to set the

> "shutdown script" and use something like the below in a .bat file:

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> cd %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*

> del *.* /s /f /q

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> Can a .bat file be assigned as a 'shutdown script' via group policy?

> Appreciate any feedback or optional advice. Thank you.

 

As mentioned, this won't work if that isn't the location - and the location

can vary. The commands above could do Very Scary Things to your computer.

 

See

http://www.groovypost.com/howto/microsoft/outlook/find-the-microsoft-outlook-temporary-olk-folder/

for info on Outlook's temp folder.

 

Presuming Outlook is using the normal/defaults, which are indeed in a

subfolder under temp internet files, why not delete *all* your Internet

cache files via a shutdown script? I have the following batch file running

as a GPO-applied shutdown script in most of the networks I support....I

cribbed it shamelessly from some nice stranger on the internet.

 

--------------------

FOR /F %%A IN ('DIR/B "C:\Documents and Settings"') DO DEL/S/F/Q

"C:\Documents and Settings\%%A\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"

FOR /F %%A IN ('DIR/B "C:\Documents and Settings"') DO RD/S/Q "C:\Documents

and Settings\%%A\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\"

[Guest Barkley Bees]

Re: Clearing Outlook temp files folder (OLK*) on shutdown?

 

Thanks for your reply Lanwench. I agree with the potential dangers here. We

do use a standard image which guarantees everyone has the same path but

still, you never know.

 

The problem is that our management doesn't want to delete the temporary

internet files, only the Outlook temp files. I will see what pushing I can

do though =). The script you posted below, was this saved as a .bat and

assigned as the shutdown script?

 

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Barkley Bees <barkbees@nomail.com> wrote:

>> Trying to find the best way to have XP client PC's clear their

>> Outlook 2003 temporary folder data on system shutdown (C:\Documents

>> and Settings\%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet

>> Files\OLK*). Can this be accomplished using Group Policy to set the

>> "shutdown script" and use something like the below in a .bat file:

>>

>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>> cd %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*

>> del *.* /s /f /q

>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>> Can a .bat file be assigned as a 'shutdown script' via group policy?

>> Appreciate any feedback or optional advice. Thank you.

>

> As mentioned, this won't work if that isn't the location - and the

> location can vary. The commands above could do Very Scary Things to your

> computer.

>

> See

> http://www.groovypost.com/howto/microsoft/outlook/find-the-microsoft-outlook-temporary-olk-folder/

> for info on Outlook's temp folder.

>

> Presuming Outlook is using the normal/defaults, which are indeed in a

> subfolder under temp internet files, why not delete *all* your Internet

> cache files via a shutdown script? I have the following batch file running

> as a GPO-applied shutdown script in most of the networks I support....I

> cribbed it shamelessly from some nice stranger on the internet.

>

> --------------------

> FOR /F %%A IN ('DIR/B "C:\Documents and Settings"') DO DEL/S/F/Q

> "C:\Documents and Settings\%%A\Local Settings\Temporary Internet

> Files\*.*"

> FOR /F %%A IN ('DIR/B "C:\Documents and Settings"') DO RD/S/Q

> "C:\Documents and Settings\%%A\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\"

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Clearing Outlook temp files folder (OLK*) on shutdown?

 

Barkley Bees <barkbees@nomail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your reply Lanwench. I agree with the potential dangers

> here. We do use a standard image which guarantees everyone has the

> same path but still, you never know.

>

> The problem is that our management doesn't want to delete the

> temporary internet files,

 

What on earth do they think "temporary" is supposed to mean?

> only the Outlook temp files. I will see

> what pushing I can do though =). The script you posted below, was

> this saved as a .bat and assigned as the shutdown script?

 

Yep. I'm sure you can massage it to do only the OL folder, but my heavens,

I'd discuss this with management. Or, in the case of the networks I support,

I would simply run my shutdown script with no discussion. I don't believe in

giving pointy-haired bosses too much information. :)

>

>

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in

> message news:uAcGdrbcIHA.3572@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Barkley Bees <barkbees@nomail.com> wrote:

>>> Trying to find the best way to have XP client PC's clear their

>>> Outlook 2003 temporary folder data on system shutdown (C:\Documents

>>> and Settings\%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet

>>> Files\OLK*). Can this be accomplished using Group Policy to set the

>>> "shutdown script" and use something like the below in a .bat file:

>>>

>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>> cd %userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK*

>>> del *.* /s /f /q

>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>

>>> Can a .bat file be assigned as a 'shutdown script' via group policy?

>>> Appreciate any feedback or optional advice. Thank you.

>>

>> As mentioned, this won't work if that isn't the location - and the

>> location can vary. The commands above could do Very Scary Things to

>> your computer.

>>

>> See

>> http://www.groovypost.com/howto/microsoft/outlook/find-the-microsoft-outlook-temporary-olk-folder/

>> for info on Outlook's temp folder.

>>

>> Presuming Outlook is using the normal/defaults, which are indeed in a

>> subfolder under temp internet files, why not delete *all* your

>> Internet cache files via a shutdown script? I have the following

>> batch file running as a GPO-applied shutdown script in most of the

>> networks I support....I cribbed it shamelessly from some nice

>> stranger on the internet. --------------------

>> FOR /F %%A IN ('DIR/B "C:\Documents and Settings"') DO DEL/S/F/Q

>> "C:\Documents and Settings\%%A\Local Settings\Temporary Internet

>> Files\*.*"

>> FOR /F %%A IN ('DIR/B "C:\Documents and Settings"') DO RD/S/Q

>> "C:\Documents and Settings\%%A\Local Settings\Temporary Internet

>> Files\"