Index: suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/application_init.py
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diff -u -r742f5ee77d1f59bf553700dd433779b4d0a22be0 -r53c5b62d1fbf9121df012d6c025f482bfd3826b0
--- suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/application_init.py	(.../application_init.py)	(revision 742f5ee77d1f59bf553700dd433779b4d0a22be0)
+++ suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/application_init.py	(.../application_init.py)	(revision 53c5b62d1fbf9121df012d6c025f482bfd3826b0)
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import test
 import sys
 import os
-
+import glob
+import subprocess
+from pathlib         import Path
 from leahi_dialin.ui import utils
-from configuration import config
-from configuration import utility
+from configuration   import config
+from configuration   import utility
 
 # WARNING: these variables has to match with the ones in the run.sh and in UI code
 POSTMSG_POSTFIX_PASSED   = " passed"
@@ -25,7 +27,35 @@
 _devBluetooth             = "hci0:"                   
 
 _yearMinimum              = 2022                       #  The year to check for minimum
+
+def delete_existing_files_usb_folders(): 
     
+    base_path = Path.home() / "Desktop/usb-disk"
+    
+    cleanup_targets = {
+        base_path / "log": ["*.log"],
+        base_path / "service": ["*.err"]
+    }
+    
+    for folder, extensions in cleanup_targets.items():
+        if not folder.is_dir():
+            test.log(f"Warning: Directory '{folder}' not found. Skipping.")
+            continue
+            
+        found = False
+        for ext in extensions:
+            for file_path in folder.glob(ext):
+                try:
+                    os.remove(file_path)
+                    found = True
+                except OSError as e:
+                    test.log(f"  Error deleting file {file_path}: {e}")
+        
+        if not found:
+            test.log("No matching files found.")
+    
+    test.log("Cleanup complete.")
+    
 def remove_mock_app_post_log_file():
     if os.path.exists(config.APP_POST_LOG_LOCATION):
         os.remove(config.APP_POST_LOG_LOCATION)
@@ -140,3 +170,20 @@
             return True
         except:
             return False
+        
+def get_aut_version(aut_path):
+    """
+    Executes the AUT with the --version argument and captures the output.
+    """
+    actual_aut_path = os.path.join(aut_path, "leahi")
+    command = [actual_aut_path, "--version"]
+    # Running the command and capturing the output.
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        command,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    aut_name_and_version = result.stdout.strip()
+    aut_version = aut_name_and_version.split(" ")
+    aut_version_only = aut_version[1]
+    return aut_version_only