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    Default A directory list of SWF and MP3 - but EXCLUDING "ICT Work" and "ICT Music" Folders?

    We are looking to cut down on the amount of MP3 and SWF in students areas.

    Off the top of anyones heads, do you think it would be easy to run a script that would list all the SWF and MP3 in our students drives, but not list anything that is in thier "ICT Work" or "Music Work" folders.

    and also Visa Versa ?

    So once i have deleted all the files from thier home drives, the teacher can then have a regular log of all the SWF located in the ICT Work folders?

    Thanks in advance

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    From the top level directory where the home directories are stored - old school CMD prompt action...

    dir *.mp3 *.swf /s /b | find /i /v "\ICT Work" | find /i /v "\Music Work" > badlist.txt

    Edit - just noticed the vice versa - for this one you'd have to use three lines...

    dir *.mp3 *.swf /s /b | find /i "\ICT Work" | > goodlist1.txt
    dir *.mp3 *.swf /s /b | find /i "\Music Work" | > goodlist2.txt
    type goodlist1.txt >> goodlist2.txt

    Goodlist2 would end up being a joined list of everything found in ICT Work + Music Work.
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    Hi Guys,

    Just thought I'd throw this in as an alternative. It's a powershell script that will find all files for a specified file type (swf at the present) but ignore them if it's a particular file name. It will then move them to an alternate location but recreate the file structure so should you catch anything that is legitimate then it can easily be moved back.

    We've set up a share that only the staff can access where these files get moved to so that they don't have to find one of us techies should they need it moving back.

    Hope it helps. Here's the link.

    PS - Find Files & Move Maintaining Hierarchy

    *Requires Powershell V2

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