Script for Automatically moving files older than 'X' days

[marianandan]

Hello,

I am looking for a DOS script for automatically moving files which are older than 'X' number of days. My platform is Windows 7.

Thanks in advance.

[foxidrive]

forfiles.exe can help you there.

Ask specific questions if you have trouble with it.

[Yury]

Code: Select all

@echo off

set X=30
set "source=C:\Work"
set "destination=D:\Archive"

robocopy "%source%" "%destination%" /mov /minage:%X%

exit /b

[foxidrive]

That's a good solution Yury.

[bars143]

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@echo off

set X=30
set "source=C:\Work"
set "destination=D:\Archive"

robocopy "%source%" "%destination%" /mov /minage:%X%

exit /b

hi Yuri,

my netbook has changed from window 7 to XP
what is equivalent of ROBOCOPY in window xp sp3 ?
or can you give me scripts like above for use in window xp sp3 ?
thanks.

Bars

[Squashman]

Use robocopy from the Windows 2003 resource kit

[ShadowThief]

Use robocopy from the Windows 2003 resource kit

Maybe he's working for a company whose User Access Policy doesn't allow him to install programs. Maybe he needs the program to work on multiple Windows XP computers with unknown configurations. Pure batch > using other programs.

[pieh-ejdsch]

For use the robocopy.exe it does not requirement to install on System.
Into variable PATH add the path from downloaded robocopy.exe.

Phil

[ShadowThief]

For use the robocopy.exe it does not requirement to install on System.
Into variable PATH add the path from downloaded robocopy.exe.

Phil

It still doesn't come with the system normally and has to be downloaded. Some places have a policy against that as well.

[einstein1969]

It's possible use xcopy + move?

[foxidrive]

Some places have a policy against that as well.

That's true ShadowThief, though they need to state that limitation when asking for help, as they are already aware of it.

[ShadowThief]

Some places have a policy against that as well.

That's true ShadowThief, though they need to state that limitation when asking for help, as they are already aware of it.

I totally agree, but people have a tendency to skip over vital information in their first post, especially if they're new to forums. Also, I'm also thinking of the people months from now who find this thread in a Google search and need a pure batch response.

[foxidrive]

find this thread in a Google search and need a pure batch response.

Purely in the spirit of discussion, I think fewer people will use XP as the time passes and every machine will have robocopy installed by virtue of it being a default tool in Vista and later.

It is possible that a pure batch solution for this task will be difficult to do in a robust way, that is not tied to language and regional settings.
Forfiles.exe is another tool that can be used - it also needs to be downloaded for XP.

[ShadowThief]

find this thread in a Google search and need a pure batch response.

Purely in the spirit of discussion, I think fewer people will use XP as the time passes and every machine will have robocopy installed by virtue of it being a default tool in Vista and later.

It is possible that a pure batch solution for this task will be difficult to do in a robust way, that is not tied to language and regional settings.
Forfiles.exe is another tool that can be used - it also needs to be downloaded for XP.

Very true. After a little investigation, it would appear that my concerns were unfounded, as Googling a way to move files older than X days via xcopy will show this stackoverflow answer by dbenham: http://stackoverflow.com/a/8905993

[foxidrive]

Bewdy.

I think the OP has disappeared...