README.md

ccdc.compact-vm-image

An Ansible role to compact a target machine's disk for export as a virtual machine image.

What does this role do?

• [Windows] Clean WinSXS folder and remove package files for uninstalled features
• [Windows] Remove temporary files
• [Windows] Download+Run+Delete UltraDefrag on all hard drives
• [Windows] zero free space using SDelete on all hard drives

Requirements

This role requires the [community.windows](https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/windows) collection.

Role Variables

Variable	Default	Comments
remove_packages	true	Whether to remove package files for uninstalled features (Windows)
temporary_files	see below	A list of directories to clear out.

Default value for temporary_files

temporary_files:
  - "{{ ansible_env.LOCALAPPDATA }}\\Temp\\*"
  - "{{ ansible_env.SystemRoot }}\\Temp\\*"
  - "{{ ansible_env.SystemRoot }}\\Logs\\*"
  - "{{ ansible_env.SystemRoot }}\\Panther\\*"
  - "{{ ansible_env.SystemRoot }}\\WinSxS\\ManifestCache\\*"
  - "{{ ansible_env.SystemRoot }}\\SoftwareDistribution\\Download"