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script to delete files older than x days in windows


Batch File:


@echo off
:: set folder path
set dump_path=Path....

:: set min age of files and folders to delete
set max_days=15

:: remove files from %dump_path%
forfiles -p %dump_path% -m *.* -d -%max_days% -c "cmd  /c del /q @path"

:: remove sub directories from %dump_path%
forfiles -p %dump_path% -d -%max_days% -c "cmd /c IF @isdir == TRUE rd /S /Q @path"


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