Simple script to clear temp files and browser cache/history

DriveClean.ps1

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Clear-GlobalWindowsCache                                        #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Clear-GlobalWindowsCache {
    Remove-CacheFiles 'C:\Windows\Temp' 
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\`$Recycle.Bin"
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Windows\Prefetch"
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe InetCpl.cpl, ClearMyTracksByProcess 255
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe InetCpl.cpl, ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351
}

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Clear-UserCacheFiles                                            #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Clear-UserCacheFiles {
    # Stop-BrowserSessions
    ForEach($localUser in (Get-ChildItem 'C:\users').Name)
    {
        Clear-ChromeCache $localUser
        Clear-EdgeCacheFiles $localUser
        Clear-FirefoxCacheFiles $localUser
        Clear-WindowsUserCacheFiles $localUser
        Clear-TeamsCacheFiles $localUser
    }
}

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Clear-WindowsUserCacheFiles                                     #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Clear-WindowsUserCacheFiles {
    param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME)
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Temp"
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER"
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache"
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies"
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\IECompatCache"
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\IECompatUaCache"
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\IEDownloadHistory"
    Remove-CacheFiles "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files"    
}

#Region HelperFunctions

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Stop-BrowserSessions                                            #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Stop-BrowserSessions {
   $activeBrowsers = Get-Process Firefox*,Chrome*,Waterfox*,Edge*
   ForEach($browserProcess in $activeBrowsers)
   {
       try 
       {
           $browserProcess.CloseMainWindow() | Out-Null 
       } catch { }
   }
}

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Get-StorageSize                                                 #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Get-StorageSize {
    Get-WmiObject Win32_LogicalDisk | 
    Where-Object { $_.DriveType -eq "3" } | 
    Select-Object SystemName, 
        @{ Name = "Drive" ; Expression = { ( $_.DeviceID ) } },
        @{ Name = "Size (GB)" ; Expression = {"{0:N1}" -f ( $_.Size / 1gb)}},
        @{ Name = "FreeSpace (GB)" ; Expression = {"{0:N1}" -f ( $_.Freespace / 1gb ) } },
        @{ Name = "PercentFree" ; Expression = {"{0:P1}" -f ( $_.FreeSpace / $_.Size ) } } |
    Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String
}

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Remove-CacheFiles                                               #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Remove-CacheFiles {
    param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$path)    
    BEGIN 
    {
        $originalVerbosePreference = $VerbosePreference
        $VerbosePreference = 'Continue'  
    }
    PROCESS 
    {
        if((Test-Path $path))
        {
            if([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($path))
            {
                try 
                {
                    if($path[-1] -eq '\')
                    {
                        [int]$pathSubString = $path.ToCharArray().Count - 1
                        $sanitizedPath = $path.SubString(0, $pathSubString)
                        Remove-Item -Path "$sanitizedPath\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose
                    }
                    else 
                    {
                        Remove-Item -Path "$path\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose              
                    } 
                } catch { }
            }
            else 
            {
                try 
                {
                    Remove-Item -Path $path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose
                } catch { }
            }
        }    
    }
    END 
    {
        $VerbosePreference = $originalVerbosePreference
    }
}

#Endregion HelperFunctions

#Region Browsers

#Region ChromiumBrowsers

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Clear-ChromeCache                                               #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Clear-ChromeCache {
    param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME)
    if((Test-Path "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default"))
    {
        $chromeAppData = "C:\Users\$user\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" 
        $possibleCachePaths = @('Cache','Cache2\entries\','Cookies','History','Top Sites','VisitedLinks','Web Data','Media Cache','Cookies-Journal','ChromeDWriteFontCache')
        ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths)
        {
            Remove-CacheFiles "$chromeAppData\$cachePath"
        }      
    } 
}

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Clear-EdgeCache                                                 #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Clear-EdgeCache {
    param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME)
    if((Test-Path "C:\Users$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default"))
    {
        $EdgeAppData = "C:\Users$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default"
        $possibleCachePaths = @('Cache','Cache2\entries','Cookies','History','Top Sites','Visited Links','Web Data','Media History','Cookies-Journal')
        ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths)
        {
            Remove-CacheFiles "$EdgeAppData$cachePath"
        }
        }
}

#Endregion ChromiumBrowsers

#Region FirefoxBrowsers

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Clear-FirefoxCacheFiles                                         #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Clear-FirefoxCacheFiles {
    param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME)
    if((Test-Path "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles"))
    {
        $possibleCachePaths = @('cache','cache2\entries','thumbnails','cookies.sqlite','webappsstore.sqlite','chromeappstore.sqlite')
        $firefoxAppDataPath = (Get-ChildItem "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles" | Where-Object { $_.Name -match 'Default' }[0]).FullName 
        ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths)
        {
            Remove-CacheFiles "$firefoxAppDataPath\$cachePath"
        }
    } 
}

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Clear-WaterfoxCacheFiles                                        #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Clear-WaterfoxCacheFiles { 
    param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME)
    if((Test-Path "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Waterfox\Profiles"))
    {
        $possibleCachePaths = @('cache','cache2\entries','thumbnails','cookies.sqlite','webappsstore.sqlite','chromeappstore.sqlite')
        $waterfoxAppDataPath = (Get-ChildItem "C:\users\$user\AppData\Local\Waterfox\Profiles" | Where-Object { $_.Name -match 'Default' }[0]).FullName
        ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths)
        {
            Remove-CacheFiles "$waterfoxAppDataPath\$cachePath"
        }
    }   
}

#Endregion FirefoxBrowsers

#Endregion Browsers

#Region CommunicationPlatforms

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- Clear-TeamsCacheFiles                                           #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#
Function Clear-TeamsCacheFiles { 
    param([string]$user=$env:USERNAME)
    if((Test-Path "C:\users\$user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams"))
    {
        $possibleCachePaths = @('cache','blob_storage','databases','gpucache','Indexeddb','Local Storage','application cache\cache')
        $teamsAppDataPath = (Get-ChildItem "C:\users\$user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams" | Where-Object { $_.Name -match 'Default' }[0]).FullName
        ForEach($cachePath in $possibleCachePaths)
        {
            Remove-CacheFiles "$teamsAppDataPath\$cachePath"
        }
    }   
}

#Endregion CommunicationPlatforms

#------------------------------------------------------------------#
#- MAIN                                                            #
#------------------------------------------------------------------#

$StartTime = (Get-Date)

Get-StorageSize

Clear-UserCacheFiles
Clear-GlobalWindowsCache

Get-StorageSize

$EndTime = (Get-Date)
Write-Verbose "Elapsed Time: $(($StartTime - $EndTime).totalseconds) seconds"

Thank you for the codes @mark05e and @secnnet

Secnet - I ran the script you posted (Thank you very much by the way) and received the following error:

• ... e-Error "An error occurred while removing cache files from $path: $_"

Variable reference is not valid. ':' was not followed by a valid variable name character. Consider using ${} to
delimit the name.

• CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParseException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidVariableReferenceWithDrive

Thoughts?

The fix for the one line eror is;
Write-Error "An error occurred while removing cache files from $($path:: $_)"

This is even cleaner;

<#
Script: Cache-Cleanup.ps1
Description: A script to clear cache files for Windows and popular browsers.
#>

Function to remove cache files

Function Remove-CacheFiles {
param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$path)

try {
    if (Test-Path $path) {
        if (Get-Item -Path $path -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
            # Clearing a directory
            Remove-Item -Path "$path\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        } else {
            # Clearing a file
            Remove-Item -Path $path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        }
    }
} catch {
    Write-Error "An error occurred while removing cache files from $($path:: $_)"
}

}

Function to clear global Windows cache

Function Clear-GlobalWindowsCache {
Remove-CacheFiles 'C:\Windows\Temp'
Remove-CacheFiles 'C:$Recycle.Bin'
Remove-CacheFiles 'C:\Windows\Prefetch'
Remove-CacheFiles 'C:\Windows\Temp*' # Additional cache path
# Additional cache paths can be added here
}

Function to clear cache files for each user

Function Clear-UserCacheFiles {
# Stop-BrowserSessions
$userFolders = Get-ChildItem 'C:\users' -Directory

foreach ($userFolder in $userFolders) {
    $localUser = $userFolder.Name
    Clear-ChromeCache -User $localUser
    Clear-EdgeCache -User $localUser
    Clear-FirefoxCacheFiles -User $localUser
    Clear-WindowsUserCacheFiles -User $localUser
    Clear-TeamsCacheFiles -User $localUser
}

}

Function to clear cache files for a specific Windows user

Function Clear-WindowsUserCacheFiles {
param([string]$user = $env:USERPROFILE)
$cachePaths = @(
"$user\AppData\Local\Temp",
"$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER",
"$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache",
"$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies",
"$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\IECompatCache",
"$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\IECompatUaCache",
"$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\IEDownloadHistory",
"$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files"
)

foreach ($cachePath in $cachePaths) {
    Remove-CacheFiles $cachePath
}

}

Function to stop browser sessions

Function Stop-BrowserSessions {
$browsers = @('Firefox', 'Chrome', 'Waterfox', 'Edge')

foreach ($browser in $browsers) {
    $processes = Get-Process -Name "$browser*" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    foreach ($process in $processes) {
        try {
            $process.CloseMainWindow() | Out-Null 
        } catch { }
    }
}

}

Function to get storage size

Function Get-StorageSize {
$drives = Get-WmiObject Win32_LogicalDisk | Where-Object { $_.DriveType -eq 3 }

foreach ($drive in $drives) {
    $driveInfo = @{
        SystemName = $drive.SystemName
        Drive = $drive.DeviceID
        'Size (GB)' = "{0:N1}" -f ($drive.Size / 1GB)
        'FreeSpace (GB)' = "{0:N1}" -f ($drive.FreeSpace / 1GB)
        'PercentFree' = "{0:P1}" -f ($drive.FreeSpace / $drive.Size)
    }
    New-Object PSObject -Property $driveInfo
}

}

Function to clear Chrome cache

Function Clear-ChromeCache {
param([string]$user = $env:USERPROFILE)
$chromeCachePath = "$user\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default"
$chromeCachePaths = @(
'Cache',
'Cache2\entries',
'Cookies',
'History',
'Top Sites',
'VisitedLinks',
'Web Data',
'Media Cache',
'Cookies-Journal',
'ChromeDWriteFontCache'
)

foreach ($path in $chromeCachePaths) {
    Remove-CacheFiles "$chromeCachePath\$path"
}

}

Function to clear Microsoft Edge cache

Function Clear-EdgeCache {
param([string]$user = $env:USERPROFILE)
$edgeCachePath = "$user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default"
$edgeCachePaths = @(
'Cache',
'Cache2\entries',
'Cookies',
'History',
'Top Sites',
'Visited Links',
'Web Data',
'Media History',
'Cookies-Journal'
)

foreach ($path in $edgeCachePaths) {
    Remove-CacheFiles "$edgeCachePath\$path"
}

}

Function to clear Firefox cache files

Function Clear-FirefoxCacheFiles {
param([string]$user = $env:USERPROFILE)
$firefoxProfilesPath = "$user\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles"
$firefoxProfile = Get-ChildItem $firefoxProfilesPath | Where-Object { $_.Name -match 'Default' } | Select-Object -First 1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

if ($firefoxProfile) {
    $firefoxCachePaths = @(
        'cache',
        'cache2\entries',
        'thumbnails',
        'cookies.sqlite',
        'webappsstore.sqlite',
        'chromeappstore.sqlite'
    )

    $firefoxAppDataPath = $firefoxProfile.FullName

    foreach ($path in $firefoxCachePaths) {
        Remove-CacheFiles "$firefoxAppDataPath\$path"
    }
}

}

Function to clear Microsoft Teams cache files

Function Clear-TeamsCacheFiles {
param([string]$user = $env:USERPROFILE)
$teamsCachePath = "$user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams"
$teamsCachePaths = @(
'cache',
'blob_storage',
'databases',
'gpucache',
'Indexeddb',
'Local Storage',
'application cache\cache'
)

foreach ($path in $teamsCachePaths) {
    Remove-CacheFiles "$teamsCachePath\$path"
}

}

Main script execution

$StartTime = Get-Date

Get-StorageSize

Clear-UserCacheFiles
Clear-GlobalWindowsCache

Get-StorageSize

$EndTime = Get-Date
Write-Host "Elapsed Time: $(($EndTime - $StartTime).TotalSeconds) seconds"