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I used script to do mine - a very, very simple-minded script.<br />
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Just schedule it using windows task scheduler to schedule the delete every day.<br />
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<pre><code id="code-20-36310788-1">Dim Fso

Dim Directory 

Dim Modified

Dim Files

 

Set Fso = CreateObject(&quot;Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot;)

Set Directory = Fso.GetFolder(&quot;E:\BACKUP&quot;)  'Replace with your backup directory

Set Files = Directory.Files

For Each Modified in Files

If DateDiff(&quot;D&quot;, Modified.DateLastModified, Now) &gt; 14 Then Modified.Delete

Next


'MsgBox &quot;Completed Processing Files From: &quot; &amp; Directory &amp; &quot;&quot;</code></pre>
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I used script to do mine - a very, very simple-minded script.

Just schedule it using windows task scheduler to schedule the delete every day.



Dim Fso

Dim Directory 

Dim Modified

Dim Files

 

Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set Directory = Fso.GetFolder("E:\BACKUP")  'Replace with your backup directory

Set Files = Directory.Files

For Each Modified in Files

If DateDiff("D", Modified.DateLastModified, Now) > 14 Then Modified.Delete

Next


'MsgBox "Completed Processing Files From: " & Directory & ""

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I do backups every day &nbsp; &nbsp;I want to delete them after 14 days &nbsp; Would i have to create a scrip to do this or will sql do this for me ? <br />
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I do backups every day    I want to delete them after 14 days   Would i have to create a scrip to do this or will sql do this for me ? 



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