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Useful File Manipulation Scripts

A collection of file manipulation scripts that can be used to copy and delete files. Especially useful when used in conjunction with Windows Scheduled Tasks.

Highlights

• FileCopy.bat

• Copies files to network drive

• Creates log of files copied or skipped

• FileCleanup.bat

• Deletes files with specified parameters

Usage

FileCopy.bat

• Net Use * /delete /YES

• This is an undocumented switch to force disconnect a network drive.

• The /YES switch forces the disconnection, also if files are open, the disconnect succeeds without prompting the user.

• Net use R: \servername\sharename\folder /user:DOMAIN\USERNAME PASSWORD

• Maps a network drive as letter R. This can be changed to any letter that is available.

• Full UNC path to network share and domain credentials to access the share (Preferably a service account with limited access)

• Robocopy C:\SourceDirectory R:\ /COPYALL /B /SEC /MIR /R:0 /W:0 /log:"c:\logs\robolog.txt" /NFL /NDL

• Uses Windows Robocopy to copy files from source directory to previously mapped R:

• /COPYALL - Copies all file information

• /B - Copies files in Backup mode

• /SEC - Copies files with security

• /MIR - Mirrors a directory tree (equivalent to /e plus /purge)

• /R:0 - Specifies the number of retries on failed copies

• /W:0 - Specifies the wait time between retries, in seconds

• /log - Writes the status output to the log file (overwrites the existing log file)

• /NFL - Specifies that file names are not to be logged.

• /NDL - Specifies that directory names are not to be logged.

FileCleanup.bat

• forfiles

• Selects and executes a command on a file or set of files. This command is useful for batch processing

• forfiles /P "C:\SourceDirectory" /S /D -32 /C "cmd /c del /F /Q @path"

• /P "C:\SourceDirectory" - Specifies the path from which to start the search. By default, searching starts in the current working directory

• /S - Instructs the forfiles command to search into subdirectories recursively

• /D -32 - Selects files with a last modified date later than or equal to (+) the current date plus the number of days specified, or earlier than or equal to (-) the current date minus the number of days specified.

• /c del - Runs the specified command on each file. Command strings should be enclosed in quotation marks.

• /F - Will even delete read-only files

• /Q - Quiet mode

• @path - Full path of the file