This post (see below) was taken from Scott’s blog and works for Vista/2003/2008, I am yet to find the cool solution for XP.
This problem has nagged at me for years. Here is a batch command to delete files on a Windows 2003 machine.
Forfiles -p c:ackup -s -m *.* -d -5 -c “cmd /c del /q @path”
This will delete all files in my backup directory older than 5 days. To test it first, use this:
Forfiles -p c:ackup -s -m *.* -d -5 -c “Cmd /C Echo 0x22@Path@File0x22”
Workarounds for XP users might be;
http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/71600/jsi-tip-0274—delete-files-older-than-xx-days.html (but this require additional software to be ‘installed’).
Hmm the below seem to be some unix variant, but maybe something similar is possible in Windows.
http://lifehacker.com/software/command-line/cli-fun–delete-files-older-than-x-days-239124.php (seem cool)
find /path/to/files* -mtime +5 -exec rm {} ;
http://lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/geek-to-live-hard-drive-janitor-133190.php (the deluxe edition)
You may recall me mentioning Virus Total, this is a priceless service that allow you to upload a file and have it checked by many different antivirus engines within seconds. Excellent if you are suspicious about a file, or just if you want to be sure that the file you just downloaded is clean.
Well I did not mention another neat feature from Virus Total, a “send to” addition to Windows right click options. Once this is installed you can right click on ANY file and have it uploaded to Virus Total for analysis easy and painless.