automating file deletion

[simhasriram]

Can a file or folder be deleted after a certain period say 7 days?

[Brian A.]

"simhasriram" > wrote in message
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> Can a file or folder be deleted after a certain period say 7 days?

Do you have a specific file or folder in mind you would like to let us know about?
Just about any file/folder can be deleted immediately after it's created, just make
sure it's not a system file/folder or you will have big problems.

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:16:02 -0700, simhasriram
> wrote:

> Can a file or folder be deleted after a certain period say 7 days?



Sorry, I don't understand. Can you clarify your question?

In general, any file or folder can be deleted any time you want to.

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:16:22 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> wrote:

> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:16:02 -0700, simhasriram
> > wrote:
>
> > Can a file or folder be deleted after a certain period say 7 days?
>
>
>
> Sorry, I don't understand. Can you clarify your question?
>
> In general, any file or folder can be deleted any time you want to.


Thinking about this some more, are you asking whether you can schedule
a deletion to take place some number of days in the future?

If so, why? Exactly what do you want to accomplish?

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[Brian A.]

"Ken Blake, MVP" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:16:22 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:16:02 -0700, simhasriram
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > Can a file or folder be deleted after a certain period say 7 days?
>>
>>
>>
>> Sorry, I don't understand. Can you clarify your question?
>>
>> In general, any file or folder can be deleted any time you want to.
>
>
> Thinking about this some more, are you asking whether you can schedule
> a deletion to take place some number of days in the future?
>
> If so, why? Exactly what do you want to accomplish?
>
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> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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It appears the OP wants to delete a file using a batch file or similar.

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[jim]

"simhasriram" wrote:

> Can a file or folder be deleted after a certain period say 7 days?

yes i use a batch file FolderCleaner.vbs
'*
'* This script will delete all files older than a specified number of days
'* from the specified folder.
'*
'* It accepts no arguments and outputs a logfile C:\ReportCleaner.log
'*
'* Created 29 September 2003 by Chris Bennell

you can find it in the scripts library.

[M.I.5¾]

"simhasriram" > wrote in message
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> Can a file or folder be deleted after a certain period say 7 days?

A file or folder can be deleted mere milliseconds after its creation.

I suspect that you have a specific circumstance in mind, but as my crystal
ball is away for an upgrade, you will have to provide us with a clue or two
the old fashioned way.

[simhasriram]

specific details are that i have a folder in the d drive and it is a shared
folder which is used by my collegues to move data in our lan, but as the disc
space is almost full and i thought if i can impose a policy as to delete
files and folders created/modified after 7 clear days and move to it another
hard disk( which i plan to install in the machine)from where it shall be
deleted after 7 to 15 days. Thanks a ton for the response to all.

"M.I.5¾" wrote:

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> "simhasriram" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can a file or folder be deleted after a certain period say 7 days?
>
> A file or folder can be deleted mere milliseconds after its creation.
>
> I suspect that you have a specific circumstance in mind, but as my crystal
> ball is away for an upgrade, you will have to provide us with a clue or two
> the old fashioned way.
>
>
>