Javascript no longer purges temp files

[ishook]

For 3 years I've been using Java scripts in a large project with no problems. I have a few hundred near identical javascripts (just the output paths for saving are different). The files takes the open document which has a few hundred variables assigned, swaps them out, saves a jpeg, PURGES HISTORY, and then goes on to the next data set. Usually there are a few hundred data sets it goes through and takes a few hours. Anyway, it seems, maybe based on photoshop updating, that "app.purge (PurgeTarget.HISTORYCACHES)" no longer clears those temp files on the scratch disk. Manually going Edit>Purge>All will clear them - but doing it manually is not an option for so many files. 

When I'm running these data sets, it obviously fills up the scratch disk now. Is there a work-around or some updated javascript code I could put in my file?

[Kukurykus]

Clear Scratch Disks When Running Script

[ishook]

I ran my normal scripts and began filling up the scratch disk with multiple 67GB files (which it shouldn't do, usually theres's one the entire time). Then I assigned f8 to purge, and ran the script you linked to to see if it did anthing. It did it's thing but the temp files stayed and one got bigger. 

[Kukurykus]

With held Ctrl?

[ishook]

It's Ctrl+F8, I just forgot to type it in my reply up there. So - I have an update. I tried it on my local machine (as opposed to a server I tried it on earlier) and it seemed to work... although I wouldn't want the popups of checking file size and all that. Is there a smaller version of the script that wouldn't ask me questions, just run?

[ishook]

Update again: I think it's working now. I commented out the 'alerts' in the script. I don't know if I should be commenting out anything else but it's working so far. Part of the original java script I was working with calls an action from photoshop. I added the running of the new purging script to that action, so I don't have to modify my java script files to do the purge. (good, because there are hundreds).

[Kukurykus]

I have no idea if it is going to work to a server as opposed to local machine.

[ishook]

Update #3. It is actually not really working. I'm basically running my datasets and watching a file browser of the temp files. They appear and disappear, but overall, they increase until they don't disappear and slowly climb in size and numbers. So I think the script sort-of works, but just not enough. The hard drive still fills up. This is the case with all 13 servers I'm running data sets on. I firmly believe it's a Windows update thing. Windows doesn't seem to be allowing a javascript to purge the files correctly anymore. The only solution is to run an action in between the .csv files (dataset files) that closes and re-opens the PSD. The second part of the solution is to buy a 5TB external hard drive to store the temp files before the close and re-open happens.

[Kukurykus]

I wouldn't say it's up to Windows update, but the changed interaction of Photoshop with itself. For example in CS6 it was possible to paint on canvas smoothly when using non-accelerated Action mode, while in CC releases it let you seen the result, after each chunk of set time.