# $HOME/.ansible/tmp not cleaned up

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/home-ansible-tmp-not-cleaned-up/23419>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [January 10, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/home-ansible-tmp-not-cleaned-up/23419 "2017-01-10T16:00:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fanvalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2bfe46/32.png) [@fanvalt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fanvalt)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/home-ansible-tmp-not-cleaned-up/23419/1 "2017-01-10T16:00:34Z")

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Hello,

I use ansible 2.1.2.0  
When running a playbook , the $HOME/.ansible/tmp temporary files are not cleaned up on the remote server, , a copy file is created and not deleted.

Do you know why ?  
We have 3Go a temporary ansible files created in the $HOME directory of the user !!!

Regards

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**Author:** ![fanvalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2bfe46/32.png) [@fanvalt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fanvalt)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/home-ansible-tmp-not-cleaned-up/23419/2 "2017-01-10T16:11:43Z")

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I have in the same way some files on the remote $HOME/.ansible.async directory that are not removed

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**Author:** ![fanvalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2bfe46/32.png) [@fanvalt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fanvalt)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/home-ansible-tmp-not-cleaned-up/23419/3 "2017-01-11T13:40:18Z")

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I did create a ticket: [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/20128](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/20128)