Automation File Delete

batch files are a good starting point.  The open source program xdel offers quite a bit of extended functionality on delete operations as well.

Oh and you'll want to use Scheduled Tasks to execute the batch file (even while a user is logged off, make SURE you end up entering a username and password).

Yes, a BAT file could be a good solution to this.  It could be as simple as:

@echo off
del /Q "c:\temp\*.*"

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if you wanted to remove all files in the c:\temp folder.  If you need more elaborate criteria for the deletion like file size or age, then you may want to look at a more advanced script language like VB Script or PowerShell.  Or look at some of the free utilities that exist and support that.  I won't share any unless you come back with needs that require them.

Once you vreate the BAT file you can schedule it with the Windows task scheduler, take a look at this tutorial.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-automate-windows-programs-on-a-schedule/

~bp

Thanks billprew-- seems simple enough. What is the Q switch?

Thank you. Simple is good...