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  1. abdmun8 revised this gist May 26, 2022. 1 changed file with 4 additions and 0 deletions.
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    ```cmd
    ForFiles /p "C:\path\to\folder" /s /d -7 /c "cmd /c del /q @file"
    ```
    or
    ```cmd
    ForFiles -p "C:\path\to\folder" -s -m *.bak -d -7 -c "Cmd /C del @FILE"
    ```

    ### Add do task scheduler
    - Go to action tab
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    ### Delete Files older than 7 days on windows

    ```cmd
    ForFiles /p "C:\path\to\folder" /s /d -7 /c "cmd /c del /q @file"
    ```

    ### Add do task scheduler
    - Go to action tab
    - On program/script input insert `ForFiles`
    - On argument input paste the rest of the command
    - Save