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Trying to delete files with a script using forefiles.
I'm trying to delete files older than a day. I'm using forfiles with the following command: Forefiles -p "X:\directory" -s -m *.* -d 1 -c "CMD /C Del @FILE : Date -1 days" I know I have files older than a day but it's telling me No files found with the specified search criteria. I have files in there starting on the 13th. What am I doing wrong?
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THanks I didn't try the powershell one because the forfiles worked. But thanks everyone.
$path = "C:\Some\Path"
# Delete files older than the $limit.
Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -Force | Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer -and $_.CreationTime -lt $limit } | Remove-Item -Force
# Delete any empty directories left behind after deleting the old files.
Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -Force | Where-Object { $_.PSIsContainer -and (Get-ChildItem -Path $_.FullName -Recurse -Force | Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer }) -eq $null } | Remove-Item -Force -Recurse
That's a powershell script, change the 30 to the correct date and the location