I create a batch file and call the vbs script for any directory I need purged.
rem ##### Use this script to clean up any old files automatically. rem ##### This .bat will be called weekly from a scheduled task, and will rem ##### call the d:\production\batch\generic\DeleteOldFiles.vbs with directory/day parameters rem ##### the commands will not run simultaneously (unless they begin with start) rem ##### mReschke 2009-04-03 d: cd \Production\batch\generic\ cscript DeleteOldFiles.vbs "D:\SMTPExpress\EasyMail SMTP Express\failed" 180 cscript DeleteOldFiles.vbs "C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles" 30
' Objective: To delete old files from a given folder and all subfolders below ' Created by: MAK ' Created Date: June 21, 2005 ' Usage: cscript deloldfiles.vbs c:\dba\log 3 ' : It deletes files older than 3 days Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments FolderName =objArgs(0) Days=objArgs(1) set fso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject") set folders = fso.getfolder(FolderName) datetoday = now() newdate = dateadd("d", Days*-1, datetoday) wscript.echo "Today:" & now() wscript.echo "Started deleting files older than :" & newdate wscript.echo "________________________________________________" wscript.echo "" recurse folders wscript.echo "" wscript.echo "Completed deleting files older than :" & newdate wscript.echo "________________________________________________" sub recurse( byref folders) set subfolders = folders.subfolders set files = folders.files wscript.echo "" wscript.echo "Deleting Files under the Folder:" & folders.path wscript.echo "__________________________________________________________________________" for each file in files if file.datelastmodified < newdate then wscript.echo "Deleting " & folders.path & "\" & file.name & " last modified: " & file.datelastmodified on error resume next file.delete end if next for each folder in subfolders recurse folder next set subfolders = nothing set files = nothing end sub