Is the storage temp folder automatically emptied?

[carolineboeykens]

We have issues with projects where the storage > runtime > temp folder size is getting large.
We thought this folder was getting cleared automatically but it does not seem to happen?

Does anyone have an idea what the logic is here?
We have now a temporarily solution with a cron job that is clearing this folder every week.

[brandonkelly]

The directory is cleared by the Caches utility (“Temp files” option), or via the following commands;

> php craft clear-caches/all
> php craft clear-caches/temp-files

Craft doesn’t have the means to run commands on a schedule (yet), but you can set up your Cron job to run that clear-caches/temp-files command.