[<<]Message[>>]    [<<]Author[>>]    [<<]Subject[>>]    [<<]Thread[>>]

Number   :  4540
Date     :  2003-05-06
Author   :  Ray McCormick
Subject  :  Re: Deleting folders based on folder date
Size(KB) :  0


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "daverunda"  wrote:
> I have a batch file that uses XXCOPY to create a folder 
> named %DATE% on my D: drive and copy the contents of my
> C:\DATA folder into the D:\ %DATE% folder. This system
> works great except that after a while I need to purge
> some of these old backup folders.
>  

Hi

If you don't need to do this unattended AND your date 
format is 'yymmdd' or similar then the folders will be 
listed together and in date order in Windows Explorer. 
Keep it simple and just delete them from there. 
Use  to avoid the recycle bin.

Ray



This message if part of XXCOPY's message Archive.
The archive contains all the messages posted at Yahoo!Groups: XXCOPY.