http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/Scripts/?File=DelOld-F.BAT I use it every day to purge my backup logs... Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA David Clark Company Inc. ________________________________ From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James LaBorde Posted At: Monday, June 06, 2005 7:13 PM Posted To: Windows 2000 Conversation: Automating a Selective Delete Subject: [windows2000] Automating a Selective Delete Hello everyone, I have been presented with an interesting problem and I was hoping someone here may have an idea that could get me started. I need to delete files and sub-directories out of a number of directories. The catch is that I have to delete only those that are over one week old. Is this possible with a simple script or am I looking at using a programming language like VB? Thank You, James