Are files in the temporary folder automatically deleted?

Question

If I create some file using Path.GetTempPath() - does it automatically get deleted at some stage, or is it up to me to delete it?

Answer 1

FileOptions.DeleteOnClose will cause the file to be deleted automatically when closed. This also works if the program is terminated by an exception.

For example, as mentioned in this answer:

using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(Path.GetTempPath() + "foo.bar",
       FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.None,
       4096, FileOptions.RandomAccess | FileOptions.DeleteOnClose))
{
    // temp file exists
}

// temp file is gone