Auto Delete Screenshot

A super lightweight and portable Windows utility that keeps your desktop clean by automatically deleting temporary screenshots. Designed for zero impact on system performance.

Features

• ⚡ Super Lightweight - Minimal RAM usage & 0% CPU idle.
• 🕐 Auto-delete screenshots after 15 min, 30 min, 1 hour, or 24 hours
• 📂 Custom folder selection for monitoring
• 🚀 Run at startup option
• 🔔 Optional notifications when screenshots are captured
• 💾 Portable - no installation required

Installation

Step 1: Check .NET Runtime

Open Command Prompt or PowerShell and run:

dotnet --list-runtimes

✅ If you see Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.x.x or higher → Skip to Step 3

❌ If you get an error or don't see version 8.x or higher → Continue to Step 2

Step 2: Install .NET Runtime

Download and install .NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime (or newer):

👉 Download .NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime (x64)

Note: .NET 9.x or higher will also work.

Step 3: Download & Run

1. Download AutoDeleteScreenshot.exe from Latest Release
2. Double-click to run
3. Important: On first launch, right-click the tray icon and choose "📂 Select Screenshots folder..." to tell the app where your screenshots are saved.
4. The app will appear in your system tray (bottom-right corner)

Step 4: Configure (Optional)

Right-click the tray icon to:

• Set deletion time (15 min / 30 min / 1 hour / 24 hours)
• Enable notifications
• Enable "Run at Windows startup"

How It Works

📸 You take a screenshot
        ↓
🏷️ App renames it: Screenshot_AUTODEL_1234567890.png
        ↓
⏰ Timer runs every 60 seconds
        ↓
🗑️ Expired files get deleted automatically

Only files with _AUTODEL_ tag are deleted. Your other files are 100% safe.

⚠️ Troubleshooting

Warning

Windows Protected Your PC (SmartScreen) Because this is a free, open-source tool without a paid digital signature, Windows might verify it as "unknown".

To run the app:

1. Click "More info"
2. Click "Run anyway"

Tip

Browser Blocked Download? Chrome or Edge might block the file because it is not commonly downloaded.

• Chrome: Click Download icon ➔ Keep ➔ Show more ➔ Keep anyway
• Edge: Click ... ➔ Keep ➔ Show more ➔ Keep anyway

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/tungcorn/auto-delete-screenshot.git
cd auto-delete-screenshot/src/AutoDeleteScreenshot
dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained false /p:PublishSingleFile=true

Output: bin/Release/net8.0-windows/win-x64/publish/AutoDeleteScreenshot.exe

Uninstall

1. Right-click tray icon → Exit
2. Delete AutoDeleteScreenshot.exe
3. (Optional) Delete settings: %APPDATA%\AutoDeleteScreenshot\

Safety

✅ Only deletes files with _AUTODEL_ tag
✅ No admin privileges required
✅ Open source - verify the code yourself

License

MIT License

Author

tungcorn

GitHub   •   Telegram

💌 tungcorn05@gmail.com

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