'use strict'; const util = require('util') , fs = require('fs') , unlink = util.promisify(fs.unlink) , stat = util.promisify(fs.stat) , readdir = util.promisify(fs.readdir) , uploadDirectory = require(__dirname+'/helpers/uploadDirectory.js'); async function deleteCaptchas() { try { const files = await readdir(`${uploadDirectory}captcha/`); if (files.length > 0) { files.forEach(async (file) => { const filePath = `${uploadDirectory}captcha/${file}`; const stats = await stat(filePath).catch(e => console.error); if (!stats) { return; } const now = Date.now(); const expiry = new Date(stats.ctime).getTime() + 6*1000*60; //6 minutes ahead if (now > expiry) { await unlink(filePath).catch(e => console.error); } }); } } catch (err) { console.error(err); } } deleteCaptchas(); setInterval(deleteCaptchas, 6*1000*60);