How to Delete Files Older Than N Days Using Batch Script

In this article, we will delete a file that is N days old using Batch Script.

Delete Files Older Than N Days Using Batch Script

The general format of code to perform this task is shown below.

FORFILES /p "D:\DIRECTORY" /S /M *.* /D - /C "CMD /C DEL @path"

Here is something we need to understand about this code.

/s means subfolders of that directory. /m *.* specifies all the file formats on that directory to delete.

/D is for a date. /C provides the actions for each file, which is cmd /c del @path in our case.

Let’s see an example. The below code will delete the file in a directory that is 6 days old.

@echo off
FORFILES /p "D:\DIRECTORY" /s /m *.* /D -6 /C "cmd /c del @path"

All the method we discussed above is only for Windows CMD.