How do I redirect to temp folder C# .NET

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Hello! I am currently working on a software that will delete some junk on my PC, stuff that I normally delete manually but since I can do it automaticlly why not right?

I usually delete everything in my temp folder.. That is if you hit the Windows Key + R and type %temp% and then I delete everything there.. The thing is, I was talking over this with a friend of mine and we agreed on something like this might work

C#

System.IO.DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo("YourPath");

foreach (FileInfo file in di.GetFiles())
{
    file.Delete(); 
}
foreach (DirectoryInfo dir in di.GetDirectories())
{
    dir.Delete(true); 
}

But the thing is, he wanted me to send him the software once im done..

And lets say I change the YourPath to the exact path on my computer it wont work on his because lets say mine is

C++

C:\Users\Dev\AppData\Local\Temp

He might have a different name on his PC..

So my question is..Is there a way I could bring up maybe the CMD when a button is being pressed or is there a short code for accessing the temp files in the .NET library?

What I have tried:

I've tried looking over some examples on StackOverflow but nothing that applied to my situation.. And yes I am well aware of CCleaner

Posted 4-May-16 9:11am

BladeLogan

Updated 4-May-16 19:55pm

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Ehsan Sajjad 4-May-16 15:29pm

have you looked at : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29173681/specifically-getting-the-system-temp-path-in-c-sharp

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Richard Deeming · Answer 1 · 2016-05-04T09:31:00

Solution 1

Sounds like you're looking for the Path.GetTempPath method[^]:

C#

string tempPath = Path.GetTempPath();
DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(tempPath);
...

Posted 4-May-16 9:31am

Richard Deeming

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 4-May-16 15:37pm

5ed.
I would note: you don't always need DirectoryInfo, it could be System.IO.Directory, or none of the above.
—SA

BladeLogan · Answer 2 · 2016-05-04T19:55:00

Solution 2

What worked for me was

C#

string tempPath = Path.GetTempPath();
DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(tempPath);

foreach (FileInfo file in di.GetFiles())
{
    file.Delete();
}

Posted 4-May-16 19:55pm

BladeLogan