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Batch Script to delete files older than specified date

Batch to delete files in a directory older than the specified date

Batch to delete files older than specified date
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Code:

@echo off

 setlocal



:---------------------------------------:

:                                       :

: Delete Files In The Current Directory :

:     Older Than The Specified Date     :

:                                       :

:---------------------------------------:



:: Set delete date

set _FileDate=%1



:: Check delete date arg if it does not exist goto :Usage

if not defined _FileDate goto Usage



:: Parse and set user date REM This is the date used to compare

for /f "tokens=1,2,3 delims=/" %%a in ("%_FileDate%") do (

        set "_Month=%%a"

                set "_Day=%%b"

                        set "_Year=%%c"

)

:: Parse month and day of files and delete files older than date

for %%d in (*) do (

        for /f "tokens=1,2,3,6* delims=/ " %%e in ("%%~tnxd") do (

                if %%e leq %_Month% (

                        if %%f leq %_Day% (

                                if %%g leq %_Year% (

                                        del /f /q %%h

                                )

                        )

                )

        )

)

goto :eof



:Usage

echo.Usage:   %0 [Date of Files]

echo.

echo.Example: %0 %date:~4,2%/%date:~7,2%/%date:~10,4%

echo.

echo.Deletes: Files Created On Or Before %date:~4,2%/%date:~7,2%/%date:~10,4%

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