[GH-ISSUE #273] Auto-clear of TEMP folder does NOT work #1591

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opened 2026-03-01 18:46:44 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:46:44 +03:00

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Originally created by @user3323 on GitHub (Feb 20, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/273

STG version - 2.12 (portable)
OS: win7x64

I've set my "Auto-clear" option to 1 day:

And it does not work.

Today is February 20.

... as you can see - projects from February 18 are still in the Temp folder.
And I just wonder, how is "Auto-clean" function supposed to work? Is it supposed to launch in the background without any permission from OS and user? There are no any STG registry startup entries. So, how? And why it does not work?

Originally created by @user3323 on GitHub (Feb 20, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/273 STG version - 2.12 (**portable**) OS: win7x64 I've set my "Auto-clear" option to 1 day:  And it does not work. Today is February 20.  ... as you can see - projects from February 18 are still in the Temp folder. And I just wonder, how is "Auto-clean" function supposed to work? Is it supposed to launch in the background without any permission from OS and user? There are no any STG registry startup entries. So, how? And why it does not work?

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kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:46:45 +03:00

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@NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2018):

Did you open the editor after changing the value? The task that deletes the folders happens when you open the editor.

<!-- gh-comment-id:367007456 --> @NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2018): Did you open the editor after changing the value? The task that deletes the folders happens when you open the editor.

kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:46:45 +03:00

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@user3323 commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2018):

@NickeManarin

yes. You can see on the screenshot - the latest project date is February 20.

<!-- gh-comment-id:367124750 --> @user3323 commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2018): @NickeManarin yes. You can see on the screenshot - the latest project date is February 20.

kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:46:45 +03:00

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@vatterspun commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2019):

EDIT: Please ignore this post. I didn't modify the auto-clear as the poster above did so this is a bad test.

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I may be seeing something similar:

This is an issue both of course becuase it's taking up a lot of space long after I've closed the program, but also it's saving to AppData with the portable version. Normally the portable version should save to the local folder by default. Not that having the option to save elsewhere would be a bad thing -- you might have more or less space on your C:\ drive than a removable drive or cloud-based software.

<!-- gh-comment-id:452471513 --> @vatterspun commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2019): EDIT: Please ignore this post. I didn't modify the auto-clear as the poster above did so this is a bad test. --- I may be seeing something similar:  This is an issue both of course becuase it's taking up a lot of space long after I've closed the program, but also it's saving to AppData with the portable version. Normally the portable version should save to the local folder by default. Not that having the option to save elsewhere would be a bad thing -- you might have more or less space on your C:\ drive than a removable drive or cloud-based software.

kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:46:45 +03:00

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@NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2020):

The app clears the temporary folder during the startup. Open projects (on other instances) are not deleted.

Any issues when clearing the folders will be logged.

<!-- gh-comment-id:594121309 --> @NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2020): The app clears the temporary folder during the startup. Open projects (on other instances) are not deleted. Any issues when clearing the folders will be logged.

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