https://github.com/ccdc-opensource/ansible-role-compact-vm-image

https://github.com/ccdc-opensource/ansible-role-compact-vm-image

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ccdc-opensource/ansible-role-compact-vm-image
• Owner: ccdc-opensource
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-08-09T14:58:16.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-10-31T14:25:13.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-31T16:06:57.114Z (4 months ago)
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• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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# ccdc.compact-vm-image

[![Ansible Galaxy](https://img.shields.io/badge/ansible--galaxy-ccdc.compact_vm_image-blue.svg)](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ccdc/compact_vm_image/)

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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`

```yaml

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"

```