batch file to delete files older than a specified date [duplicate]

Answer 1

I don't know if you can do that with .BAT files and what few tools Windows comes with, but you sure can with .js (JScript) or .vbs (VBScript) files. You are doing this under Windows, right? If so, then Windows can process .js and .vbs files just as well as .bat files by default. They are far more powerful.

And, if you happen to be targeting only Windows Server 2008, there's PowerShell which is even better (downloadable for other Windows versions).

Answer 2

If you're on a Windows Server and/or have the Server Resource Kit installed, forfiles may be exactly what you're looking for.

Examples: print all file names, older than 180 days

forfiles /S /D -180 /C "cmd /C Echo @Path" >olderthan180days.txt

delete all PDF files, older than 365 days

forfiles /S /M *.pdf /D -365 /C "cmd /C Del @Path"