Cleanup Paths

Cleanup paths are files and directories that vHaaS automatically deletes from the Virtual Machine when your session ends. You can add your own paths on top of the defaults, and you can protect specific sub-paths from deletion using exclude paths.

Deletions are permanent

Files and directories removed during cleanup cannot be recovered. Other users sharing the VM are affected by your cleanup configuration.

Add a Cleanup Path

Steps

1. Open the Cleanup Paths View

: Click the profile page in the right corner of the navigation bar and open the User Cleanup Paths view.

2. Add a Path

Click Add Path, enter the path to the file or directory you want removed at session end, and confirm.

Info

Both files and directories are supported.

Add an Exclude Path

Exclude paths let you keep specific files or sub-directories inside a path that would otherwise be deleted entirely. Excluding a folder does not exclude its sub-directories. Each path to protect must be listed individually.

Steps

1. Open the Cleanup Paths View

Click the profile page and open the User Cleanup Paths view.

2. Add an Exclude Path

Click Add Path in the Exclude Paths section and enter the path you want to keep.

Example

Exclude a sub-directory

Before cleanup

FolderA
- FolderA1
  - File1
  - File2
- File3
- File4
FolderB

Cleanup path: FolderA

Exclude path: FolderA/FolderA1

After cleanup

FolderA
- FolderA1
FolderB

Delete a Cleanup or Exclude Path

Click the icon next to the path you want to remove.

Info

Default cleanup paths cannot be removed.

Default Cleanup Paths

The following paths are always deleted at session end regardless of your personal configuration. They cannot be removed from the list.

Vector-internal tooling

Some of these belong to internal Vector engineering tools and only apply if you use them. If you don't recognize one, no action is needed — Paths that don't exist cannot be deleted.

Path	Purpose
`$env:USERPROFILE\.almplus\cli\settings.properties`	Internal Vector engineering tool CLI settings
`$env:USERPROFILE\.almplus\stable.almplus.vi.vector.int`	Internal Vector engineering tool server state
`\4.0\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime`	Eclipse workspace runtime metadata
`\.settings\com.vector.almplus.client.core.base.prefs`	Internal Vector engineering tool client preferences
`$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Roaming\Subversion\auth\svn.simple`	Subversion credentials cache