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Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a whole bunch of folders named Archive, all on the same computer. How can I search for all these folders, go through each one, and remove any files that are older than XX number of days?-- CH Hey, CH. Well, it’s Day 2 of TechEd IT Forum here in Barcelona, and today’s the day the Scripting Guys really go back to work. ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! In Windows PowerShell, how can I determine the number of days difference between two dates? I want to be able to delete all the files in a folder that are more than 90 days old.-- JN Hey, JN. You know, today is October 31st and, in the US at least, it’s the day when the dark underworld takes over: witches parade through the s...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a bunch of files that I need to move to new folders; the folder a given file will be moved to is based on the year, a value that appears in the file name. How can I write a script to move these files?-- LP Hey, LP. Before we launch into today’s column, we should clarify a couple of points which came up in an “Editor’s ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I find all the files in a directory tree that contain a specified phrase?-- PB Hey, PB. OK, so picture this: for the first time in a couple of months, the Scripting Guy who writes this column and the Scripting Son are playing basketball. The Scripting Son has a comfortable lead, but the Scripting Guy who writes this ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to check the size of a folder once every hour; if the folder has exceeded a specified size, I then need to delete the oldest file in that folder. How can I do that?-- JC Hey, JC. You know, a lot of you are thinking, “Gee, I wonder what was the very best, very coolest thing that the Scripting Guy who writes that column...