Remove All Files That Are Older Than

Stewart Schatz
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The following bat file will delete all files in a directory and its subdirectories that are have a modified date older than 2 years:

 
@ECHO OFF 
REM *** DELETE FILES OLDER THAN 2 YEARS 

REM *** GET TODAYS DATE 
@For /F "tokens=2,3,4 delims=/ " %%A in ('Date /t') do @(
 	Set Month=%%A
 	Set Day=%%B
 	Set Year=%%C
) 

REM @echo DAY = %Day% 
REM @echo Month = %Month% 
REM @echo Year = %Year% 

REM *** SUBTRACT 2 FROM THE CURRENT YEAR 
set /a Year2=%Year%-2 

forfiles /p "E:\IIS6LOGFILES" /s /m *.log /d -%Month%/%Day%/%Year2% /c "cmd /c del @path"

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Stewart Schatz

Career: Principal CNC Consultant for Syntax Systems Limited specializing Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and the technology that supports it. Side Hustle: Owner/Operator of E1Tips.com Location: Lancaster, PA USA  What I like to do: Invest in Family, Explore Technology, Lead Teams, Share Knowledge/Experience, Hunt, Hike, etc.
stewart@9rains.com
http://stewartschatz.com

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