Delete Files Older Than x Days - ForFiles.exe - Script Issues

[JamesC]

There is a great guide with forfiles.exe available for download here:

 

JJClements.co.uk » Delete files older than certain number of days

[PEO]

sorry to dig up old post but when i tried the powershell script above the powershell cmd says the execution of scripts is disabled on this system. what do I need to set first before running the script?

[Steve21]

sorry to dig up old post but when i tried the powershell script above the powershell cmd says the execution of scripts is disabled on this system. what do I need to set first before running the script?

 

Normally I find UAC is fussy with scripts, on remote shares. (As there's no "run as admin" like on exe's). If you move it to C:\ does it work?

 

Or if it normally works just not with powershell check your execution policy default is powershell scripts can't run, but cmdlets can. (Restricted level)

 

Steve

[PEO]

Hello, i was testing the script on my windows 7 machine. I disabled UAC and rebooted. Additionally i ended up seting the execution policy to unrestricted. it all works fine now.

 

Cheers