Batch command for deleting both folders and contents order than 30 days

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gmwenechanya Posts 2 Registration date Saturday February 1, 2020 Status Member Last seen February 3, 2020 - Feb 1, 2020 at 01:32 PM
David Webb Posts 3177 Registration date Monday November 25, 2019 Status Administrator Last seen May 15, 2023   - Feb 3, 2020 at 09:45 AM
Please help with Batch command for deleting both folders and contents order than 30 days , the command i have only deletes contents but not the folders

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David Webb Posts 3177 Registration date Monday November 25, 2019 Status Administrator Last seen May 15, 2023   6,925
Updated on Feb 1, 2020 at 05:08 PM
Hello, a similar question was asked and answered in this forum post.

The best answer was the following:

Try the following command to automatically delete files at the root of a directory. This command can be saved in a .bat file and scheduled with scheduled tasks.

forfiles /p "PATH" /s /d -30 /c "cmd /c del @file : date >= 30 days >NUL"

Change "PATH" with the path where you want the files to be deleted. If there are no spaces in the path you dont need the "-symbol.


Let me know if that helps!

David Webb

Content Editor and Community Manager - CCM.net

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gmwenechanya Posts 2 Registration date Saturday February 1, 2020 Status Member Last seen February 3, 2020
Feb 3, 2020 at 09:01 AM
Thank you so much...it worked!!!
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David Webb Posts 3177 Registration date Monday November 25, 2019 Status Administrator Last seen May 15, 2023   6,925 > gmwenechanya Posts 2 Registration date Saturday February 1, 2020 Status Member Last seen February 3, 2020
Feb 3, 2020 at 09:45 AM
Brilliant! Happy to have helped!
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