How to delete files in a folder older than X amount of days.
$limit = (Get-Date).AddDays(-X)
$path = "C:\example\example"
Remember to replace the X with the desired number of days old files, and change the path to the correct folder.
# Delete files older than the $limit.
$limit = (Get-Date).AddDays(-X)
$path = "C:\example\example"
Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -Force |
Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer -and $_.CreationTime -lt $limit } |
Remove-Item -Force
# Delete any empty directories left behind after deleting the old files.
$limit = (Get-Date).AddDays(-X)
$path = "C:\example\example"
Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -Force |
Where-Object { $_.PSIsContainer -and (Get-ChildItem -Path $_.FullName -Recurse -Force |
Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer }) -eq $null } |
Remove-Item -Force -Recurse
