hi , I need to delete the files which are modified before 5 days . plz let me know the cmd so that i can use that as the batch file. ie. i am copying an file(each of different name ) daily in an particular location and after week its takes too much of size in the disk, so i need to keep the files only a week older and rest should be deleted

Hi, Assuming you are running Server 2008 or later, here's a simple script I make use of as a scheduled task on our IIS and Exchange servers. Just save it with a name of something like Remove-OldFiles.ps1 and run it as follows: .\Remove-OldFiles.ps1 -Path C:\inetpub\logfiles\w3svc1 -Days 5 Here's the code: param( [parameter(Position=0, ValueFromPipeline = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, mandatory=$true)][string]$Path, [parameter(Position=0, ValueFromPipeline = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, mandatory=$true)][int32]$Days ) begin { $Path += '\*' $Days = $Days * -1 $now = Get-Date $filesRemove = Get-ChildItem -Path $Path | where {($_.LastWriteTime -lt $now.AddDays($Days)) -and -not ($_.Mode -match 'd')} foreach ($file in $filesRemove) { Write-Output $file.FullName Remove-Item $file.FullName } } Cheers, Lain

Hello, Please find the below link and write your own batch file based on your requirement. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753551(v=ws.10).aspx *Note: Don't run any scripts in live environment without testing it in your test lab/environment. Regards, Ravikumar P

You can use robocopy @echo off:: dele-old-files.cmd setlocal cls set days=80 set folder=c:\temp if not exist %folder% goto :ERR :: create temporary folders set tempfolder=%folder%\_%random%_ mkdir "%tempfolder%" || goto :ERR robocopy "%folder%" "%tempfolder%" /minage:%days% /r:1 /w:1 /xd * /move :: if temporary folder is empty will be deleted an go to the END rd "%tempfolder%" && goto :EOF :: temporary folder not empty echo.&echo.&echo. :: start safe files part *** for security reason ask echo All the file in %tempfolder% will be deleted set /p continue=continue?[y or n] (echo.%continue% | findstr /i /b "y" )&& goto :CONTINUE :: robocopy "%tempfolder%" "%folder%" /r:1 /w:1 /xd * /move rd "%tempfolder%" goto :EOF :: end safe files part *** now is too late :CONTINUE :: create an empty folder set emptyfolder=%folder%\_empty%random%_ mkdir "%emptyfolder%" || goto :ERR ::delete all the files and folders in "%tempfolder%" echo Delete all the files an folders in "%tempfolder%" robocopy "%emptyfolder%" "%tempfolder%" /r:1 /w:1 /mir ::delete temporary folders rd /s /q "%emptyfolder%" rd /s /q "%tempfolder%" goto :EOF :ERR echo Error Gastone Canali >http://www.armadillo.it Se alcuni post rispondono al tuo quesito (non necessariamente i miei), ricorda di contrassegnarli come risposta e non dimenticare di contrassegnare anche i post utili . GRAZIE!