Delete files older than N days by using PowerShell on Windows 10

Author: Kevin    Posted: 26 June 2020   Viewed: 604 times   Tag: #Windows 10 

Delete files older than N days automatically using PowerShell


1. Open Start

2. Search for Windows PowerShell and Run as administrator option

3. E.g Type the following command to delete files that haven’t been modified in the last 30 days and press Enter:

Get-ChildItem –Path "C:path ofolder" -Recurse | Where-Object {($_.LastWriteTime -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-30))} | Remove-Item


(Note: remember to change "C:path ofolder" specifying the path to the folder that you want to delete files)





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