Delete folder that is X days old

[FN-GM]

Hi,

Is there a way i can use forfiles to delete folders in a batch file please? If not can you please point me in the right direction to something that can.

Thanks

[tom_newton]

On linux, you'd use find, which can find files according to rules like age, modification time, name, size etc. and then either list them, or execute a command (such as rm, or whatever you delete files with in windows-land) - recent versions of find actually include an option to delete the file, so you don't have to fork a copy of rm.

Luckily, find is available on windows too.

[plexer]

folders in a bath, don't they just get wet and soggy?

Ben

[FN-GM]

folders in a bath, don't they just get wet and soggy?

Ben

Opps typo corrected

[morganw]

Not exactly what you want but this does files based on their age:

FORFILES /P "C:\Folder" /S /D -1 /C "cmd /c del @path"

/D -1 is files that are over one day old


edit: obviously this shouldn't be mention but I can't figure out how to turn it off, [at]path" is what it should say.

[Arthur]

obviously this shouldn't be mention but I can't figure out how to turn it off, [at]path" is what is should say.

I think it's a bug in vBulletin as I often have the same issue with @echo off in batch files. Perhaps it might be worth mentioning it to @ZeroHour?

[morganw]

Do mentions generate email notifications?
If so @pat might be disappointed when he gets here.

[FN-GM]

Not exactly what you want but this does files based on their age:

FORFILES /P "C:\Folder" /S /D -1 /C "cmd /c del @path"

/D -1 is files that are over one day old


edit: obviously this shouldn't be mention but I can't figure out how to turn it off, [at]path" is what it should say.

Got files copied thanks

I think it's a bug in vBulletin as I often have the same issue with @echo off in batch files. Perhaps it might be worth mentioning it to @ZeroHour?

I had it as well, reported it here: Code Wrapper and mentions

[Arthur]

If so @pat might be disappointed when he gets here.

Especially if she/he is going to be deleted!

[Arthur]

Here's a PowerShell script which does the same thing (should you need it)....

$date = (Get-Date).AddDays(-10)
$files = Get-ChildItem "C:\Temp" | Where { !$_.PSIsContainer }
foreach($file in $files) {                                 
    if ($file.LastAccessTime -lt $date) {
        Remove-Item -Path $file.FullName -WhatIf
    }
}

Remove the -WhatIf on the fifth line to actually delete the files.

[FN-GM]

Here's a PowerShell script which does the same thing (should you need it)....

$date = (Get-Date).AddDays(-10)
$files = Get-ChildItem "C:\Temp" | Where { !$_.PSIsContainer }
foreach($file in $files) {                                 
    if ($file.LastAccessTime -lt $date) {
        Remove-Item -Path $file.FullName -WhatIf
    }
}

Remove the -WhatIf on the fifth line to actually delete the files.

Would this delete files or folders please?

[Arthur]

^ Only files.

Edit. Just noticed you said folders, not files in your post.

[FN-GM]

^ Just files.

Ah doesnt matter, thanks anyway

[morganw]

If the files are already gone from the folder, perhaps by using the powershell example for FORFILES, you could use:

RD C:\Folder

...which would only delete it if it is empty.

[FN-GM]

so nobody has one. I will see if i can find something that makes the initial backup that will put it into a zip and use the above to get rid of the old backups.

Thanks