Delete Files Older Than X Days with ForFiles Command

You can quickly delete files older than X days with ForFiles Command. Follow the given steps below to use CMD delete files older than x days：

Step 1. Left-click the Windows main menu and search for Command Prompt. Right-click the result and select the "Run as administrator" option.

Step 2. Type in ForFiles /p "C:\path\to\folder" /s /d -X /c "cmd /c del /q @file" to delete files on Windows that haven't been modified in the last X days and press Enter. In the command, change "C:\path\to\folder" specifying the path to the folder you want to delete files and change /d -X to select files with a last modified date.

ForFiles command breakdown

/p - indicates the pathname to start searching.

/s - instructs ForFiles to search inside subdirectories.

/d -specifies the last modified date for a file.

/c - instructs ForFiles to execute the command (must be wrapped in double quotes). The default is "cmd /c del @file".

/q -allows deleting folders without requiring confirmation.