Clear Chrome and Edge Cache

# Script to clear Chrome and Edge browser caches for all user profiles
# Get all user profile directories, excluding system accounts
$users = Get-ChildItem 'C:\Users' -Directory | Where-Object { $_.Name -notin @('Public', 'Default', 'Default User', 'All Users') }

# Track statistics for reporting
$totalClearedSize = 0
$processedUsers = 0

# Force close all browser instances
Write-Host "Closing browser processes..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
$browserProcesses = @("chrome", "msedge")
foreach ($process in $browserProcesses) {
    if (Get-Process -Name $process -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
        Stop-Process -Name $process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        Write-Host "  Closed all $process processes" -ForegroundColor Yellow
        # Give browsers time to fully close
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
    }
}

foreach ($user in $users) {
    $userName = $user.Name
    $processedUsers++
    
    Write-Host "Processing user: $userName..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
    
    # Define browser paths in a structured way for better maintainability
    $browserPaths = @{
        Chrome = @{
            MainCache = Join-Path $user.FullName 'AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache'
            SWCache = Join-Path $user.FullName 'AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage'
            Network = Join-Path $user.FullName 'AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network'
            GPUCache = Join-Path $user.FullName 'AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache'
        }
        Edge = @{
            MainCache = Join-Path $user.FullName 'AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache'
            SWCache = Join-Path $user.FullName 'AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage'
            Network = Join-Path $user.FullName 'AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network'
            GPUCache = Join-Path $user.FullName 'AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\GPUCache'
        }
    }
    
    # Process each browser's cache locations
    foreach ($browser in $browserPaths.Keys) {
        $cacheLocations = $browserPaths[$browser]
        
        foreach ($cacheType in $cacheLocations.Keys) {
            $path = $cacheLocations[$cacheType]
            
            if (Test-Path $path) {
                # Get size before cleanup for reporting
                $sizeBefore = (Get-ChildItem $path -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum).Sum
                if ($null -eq $sizeBefore) { $sizeBefore = 0 }
                
                # Clear the cache
                Remove-Item -Path "$path\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                
                # Calculate freed space
                $clearedSize = $sizeBefore / 1MB
                $totalClearedSize += $clearedSize
                
                Write-Host "  Cleared $browser $cacheType cache: $([math]::Round($clearedSize, 2)) MB" -ForegroundColor Green
            }
        }
    }
    
    Write-Host "Completed processing user: $userName" -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Write-Host "-----------------------------------------"
}

# Summary report
Write-Host "Cache Cleanup Summary:" -ForegroundColor Magenta
Write-Host "Users processed: $processedUsers" -ForegroundColor Magenta
Write-Host "Total space cleared: $([math]::Round($totalClearedSize, 2)) MB" -ForegroundColor Magenta

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