Delete Files Older Than Date Using Batch Files

This problem has nagged at me for years. Here is a batch command to delete files on a Windows 2003 machine.

Forfiles -p c:\backup -s -m *.* -d -5 -c "cmd /c del /q @path"

This will delete all files in my backup directory older than 5 days. To test it first, use this:

Forfiles -p c:\backup -s -m *.* -d -5 -c "Cmd /C Echo 0x22@Path\@File0x22"

This will print out each file that you will be deleting.

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