MS-DOS A way to delete old files?

[wellster34]

Hi there,

Is there a script out there that someone knows or knows how to do the following:

via a MS-DOS batch file that could run to delete old files that are, for example, 3 months old from the system date?

This is for maintenance purposes.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Josh

 

[Harlequin007]

Wellster

I dunno about "Deleting" but the XCOPY command can check the dates of a file and only copy if newer. I believe you can also set a date.

I took a brief look at the MOVE and DEL commands and they had no additional switches that would helpe here.

However, I'd suggest maybe copying the files to a directory instead of removing them. That delete key can be a pain in the wrong hands.


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[weescotty]

Do a search on the web for dos and delete by date.
I found a dos based command that allows you to delete items based on either last used or last modified.
You could use it within a batch file to carry out what you need to do.
If you can't find anything let me know I can email to you.

 

[wellster34]

Thanks for your tips.

I created a MS-DOS script to do the work and it works great.

Thanks again!