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Number   :  2597
Date     :  2002-08-04
Author   :  thomasm516
Subject  :  Delete Files not Accessed in 730 Days
Size(KB) :  1


Hello,

I'm new to xxcopy. In fact, I just downloaded it today. I browsed 
through the reference material on the xxcopy Web site, but at first 
glance, I did not see the commands required for what I need to do, so 
I thought I would post the question here.

I need to delete all files that have not been accessed in at least 
730 days. The files reside in a data folder, so there is no danger 
of deleting system or application files.

I need to make an important distinction here. I have to delete files 
not ACCESSED in 730 days. I don't care about the CREATION date or 
the SAVE date of the files--I only care about when the file was last 
ACCESSED. Why is this important? Because we have all kinds of shell 
documents that were created years ago that we still use on a regular 
basis. Those files were created more than 730 days ago, and because 
we rarely change those files, the save dates on the files are also 
more than 730 days ago. However, we ACCESS many of those files on a 
daily or weekly basis. I need to distinguish between old files that 
are still used regularly, and old files that have not been used for 
the last two years. I need to keep the files that are still used 
regularly, and delete the files that we no longer use.

I posted this question in another group and was referred to xxcopy. 
Does anyone know how to do this with xxcopy?

--Tom



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