I want create a script that after x amount of days any files under ftp share
will be deleted...

please help I am new to powershell


thanks

Frank

Try something like this

## This script will remove files older than a given date

$folder = "c:\test" # folder to test
$NumDays = 30 # maximum age of file in days to allow

$CurDate = get-date # current date
$TestDate = $Curdate.AddDays(-$NumDays) # set TestDate

# ceate log file
$strData = "Files deleted from: " + $folder + " on " + $CurDate
$strData | out-file DeletedFiles.log

# get the files in the folder and determine if older than $NumDays

get-childitem $folder | foreach {

If ($_.GetType().Name -eq "FileInfo")
{

If ($_.LastWriteTime -lt $TestDate)
{
$strData = "File to delete: " + $_.Name + " " + $_.LastWriteTime
$strData | out-file -Append DeletedFiles.log
$_.Delete()
}

}



}

Change the folder & number of days to suit your needs

--
Richard Siddaway
Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk


"frank" wrote:

> I want create a script that after x amount of days any files under ftp share
> will be deleted...
>
> please help I am new to powershell
>
>
> thanks
>
> Frank

I forgot to tell you that I want to delete folders from a sub-directory i.e
\abfolder \bbfolder


so if \ftp\abfolder or if bbfolder and so on had over 180 days it will delte
the files



Thanks



"RichS" wrote:

> Try something like this
>
> ## This script will remove files older than a given date
>
> $folder = "c:\test" # folder to test
> $NumDays = 30 # maximum age of file in days to allow
>
> $CurDate = get-date # current date
> $TestDate = $Curdate.AddDays(-$NumDays) # set TestDate
>
> # ceate log file
> $strData = "Files deleted from: " + $folder + " on " + $CurDate
> $strData | out-file DeletedFiles.log
>
> # get the files in the folder and determine if older than $NumDays
>
> get-childitem $folder | foreach {
>
> If ($_.GetType().Name -eq "FileInfo")
> {
>
> If ($_.LastWriteTime -lt $TestDate)
> {
> $strData = "File to delete: " + $_.Name + " " + $_.LastWriteTime
> $strData | out-file -Append DeletedFiles.log
> $_.Delete()
> }
>
> }
>
>
>
> }
>
> Change the folder & number of days to suit your needs
>
> --
> Richard Siddaway
> Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>
>
> "frank" wrote:
>
> > I want create a script that after x amount of days any files under ftp share
> > will be deleted...
> >
> > please help I am new to powershell
> >
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Frank

On Feb 27, 3:53 pm, RichS <R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Try something like this
>
> ## This script will remove files older than a given date
>
> $folder = "c:\test" # folder to test
> $NumDays = 30 # maximum age of file in days to allow
>
> $CurDate = get-date # current date
> $TestDate = $Curdate.AddDays(-$NumDays) # set TestDate
>
> # ceate log file
> $strData = "Files deleted from: " + $folder + " on " + $CurDate
> $strData | out-file DeletedFiles.log
>
> # get the files in the folder and determine if older than $NumDays
>
> get-childitem $folder | foreach {
>
> If ($_.GetType().Name -eq "FileInfo")
> {
>
> If ($_.LastWriteTime -lt $TestDate)
> {
> $strData = "File to delete: " + $_.Name + " " + $_.LastWriteTime
> $strData | out-file -Append DeletedFiles.log
> $_.Delete()
> }
>
> }
>
> }
>
> Change the folder & number of days to suit your needs
>
> --
> Richard Siddaway
> Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> Blog:http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> PowerShell User Group:http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>
> "frank" wrote:
> > I want create a script that after x amount of days any files under ftp share
> > will be deleted...
>
> > please help I am new to powershell
>
> > thanks
>
> > Frank

Hi Frank,

If you use the -recurse flag on the Get-ChildItem cmdlet then it will
walk down the folder tree in the manenr you want.

so, replace "Get-ChildItem $folder" to "Get-ChildItem -recurse
$folder"

Matt