Re: Recommendations for a Windows file delete utility

[Roger Harman <roger.harman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't used it for a few years but this sort of thing sounds like a great fit for a PowerShell script.


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From: PcTech [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mlazarus
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Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Recommendations for a Windows file delete utility

Hi Paulo,

  Thanks for the suggestion.  Does it have an option to delete files?  
In most cases I want to do a delete.

  -mark

On 9/29/2018 11:08 PM, Paulo Raposo wrote:
> Mark,
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> Have you ever used robocopy?
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> This should get you started
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> How do I use robocopy to move files older than 3 years? - Windows Forum - Spiceworks
> https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2039167-how-do-i-use-robocopy-to-move-files-older-than-3-years
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> Paulo Raposo
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> [The Lynch Companies]<http://www.jhlynch.com/>
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> IT / Application Developer
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> p. 401.495.0605<tel:401.495.0605>
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> c. 401.556.3128<tel:401.556.3128>
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> On Sep 29, 2018, at 9:43 PM, mlazarus<mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>  wrote:
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> I am looking for recommendations for a file delete utility to be run on a Windows server.  The delete criteria would be the age of the files within a list of folders.   Each folder might have a different retention value.  It would need to run via the Windows scheduler.
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> A nice to have feature would be the ability to move to a different folder instead of deleting, but not required.  TIA.
>
> -mark
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