How clear cache in test controller

Hello everyone. Today I want to discuss the problem of clearing the cache in the controller test.


If you have a small virtual machine allocated for the test controller, then sooner or later you will face a shortage of hard disk space.

An indication of this, when you run the tests, is the inability to find the Assembly.

However, the problem is that the test controller 2013 can not automatically clear his cache.

To solve this problem, I wrote a service that cleans the folder in which more than a specified time.

If you want install this is server, do next step:

1. Download archive with this service: Download
2. Right click by archive, choose Properties and click unblock button.
   
3. Unzip files to folder in disk C.
4. Edit file ConfigFile.xml
1. Between tag PathToTestAgent put path, which you want clear. I think you can see at this help list, and found right path:                                                                                        Visual Studio / TFS Cache
   Windows XP, 2003
   C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Team Foundation\
   
   Windows 7,2008,....
   C:\users\[user]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\
   
   Test Agents
   Windows XP, 2003
   C:\Documents and Settings\[Agent Service User]\Local Settings\Application Data\VSEQT\QTAgent
   
   Windows 7 ,2008 ,...
   C:\Users\[Agent Service User]\AppData\Local\VSEQT\QTAgent
   
   TFS Build Agents
   
   
   Windows XP, 2003
   C:\Documents and Settings\[Build Service User]\Local Settings\Temp\BuildAgent\[Agent ID]
   C:\Documentsand Settings\[Build Service User]\Local Settings\Temp\BuildController\[Controller ID]
   
   
   Windows 7,2008,....
   C:\Users\[Build Service User]\AppData\Local\Temp\BuildAgent
   C:\Users\[Build Service User]\AppData\Local\Temp\BuildController
5. Edit number between tag DeleteEveryHours. This tag show: How many hours must pass in order to delete the folder.
6. Run as admin Install.bat.
7. In popup insert login and password from windows user.  Be attentive. If your machine is not in the domain, use login in format: Name_Machine\Login.
8. Go to the services, and start service Test controller clear cache.
   

And after that you will see in Windows Logs-> Application message, how many file was deleted!


 

 Now your cache will be removed in time forever!