This script will identify files that have been created, accessed, or modified in the last 30 minutes and depending on how you want it to act, it can delete the identified files.

I received a request for this script from the scripting request form. The requirements from this request were, i needed your help in the Wsh scripting to delete the files created or access 30 minutes back in a paticular folderthanks in advance .

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'----------------------------------------------------------
'- Identify Old Files VBScript sample
'-
'- Copyright © 2008, Dave Moats
'-
'- This sample is provided 'AS-IS', without any
'- express or implied warranty. In no event will the
'- authors be held liable for any damages arising from
'- the use of this sample code.
'-
'- Permission is granted to anyone to use this sample
'- code for any purpose, including commercial applications,
'- subject to the following restrictions:
'-
'- The origin of this code must not be misrepresented;
'- you must not claim that you wrote the original code.
'-
'- If you use this code, an acknowledgment in the
'- documentation is requested - shown below:
'-
'- Portions Copyright © 2008,
'- Dave Moats (http://www.davemoats.com/).
'-
'----------------------------------------------------------

'----------------------------------------------------------
'- NOTE: watch for wrapped lines and html special
'- characters in the web representation of this
'- sample code
'----------------------------------------------------------

option explicit

dim fso
dim folderName
dim days
dim targetDir
dim oldDate
dim fileObj

if wscript.arguments.count = 0 then
   wscript.echo "Usage: cscript delOldFiles.vbs <foldername>"
   wscript.quit()
else
   folderName = wscript.arguments.item(0)
end if

set fso = createobject( "scripting.filesystemobject" )

set targetDir = fso.getfolder( folderName )

oldDate = DateAdd("n", -30, Date)

for each fileObj in targetDir.Files

   '-------------------------------------------------------
   '- find the old files - if you just want the files that
   '- have been created or accessed NOT modified in the last
   '- 30 minutes, remove this check fileObj.datelastmodified
   '- >= oldDate
   '-------------------------------------------------------
   if fileObj.datecreated >= oldDate or fileObj.datelastmodified >= oldDate or fileObj.datelastaccessed >= oldDate then

      '----------------------------------------------------
      ' to delete the files, uncomment the line bleow
      '----------------------------------------------------
      ' fso.deletefile(fileObj.path)

      wscript.echo "File match - " & fileObj.name & " - " & fileObj.datecreated & " - " & fileObj.datelastmodified & " - " & fileObj.datelastaccessed
   end if

next

set targetDir = nothing

set fso = nothing

wscript.quit()




Pay close attention to the html specific special characters and the lines wrapping in this sample, the script does not have any multi-line statements.

I hope this post helped out. If it didn't, post a response to this blog and we can work through it.

As always, I am always looking for new scripts to add to this site, so submit a request for your question or need and I will see if I can answer it.

Dave