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Robocopy. Copy Move Files Older or Newer than X number of days

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Script options

  • Move only files under 60days old
  • Move files older than 60days
  • Move files back
  • Move files older than 182 is number of days (6 months roughly)
  • Move only files under 60days old

Parameters

  • /MAXAGE:n :: MAXimum file AGE – exclude files older than n days/date.
  • /MINAGE:n :: MINimum file AGE – exclude files newer than n days/date.
  • /copyall /s  :: copys all sub folders and moves files to the folders
  • /mov Moves files, and deletes them from the source after they are copied.
  • /move Moves files and directories, and deletes them from the source after they are copied.  (note the MOVE option will fail if any files are open and locked)

Examples:
Move only files under 60days old
robocopy c:\temp c:\temparchive /mov /MAXAGE:60 /copyall /s >c:\temp\FileUnder60daysMoved.txt

Move only files under 60days old back 
robocopy c:\temparchive c:\temp /mov /MAXAGE:60 /copyall /s >c:\temp\FileUnder60daysMovedReturned.txt

Move files older than 60days
robocopy c:\temp c:\temparchive /mov /MINAGE:60 /copyall /s >c:\temp\FilesOver60daysMoved.txt

Move files older than 60days back
robocopy c:\temparchive c:\temp /mov /MINAGE:60 /copyall /s >c:\temp\FilesOver60daysMovedreturned.txt

182 number of days (6 months roughly)
robocopy c:\temp c:\temparchive /mov /MINAGE:182 /copyall /s >c:\temp\FilesOver182daysMoved.txt

Deletes the original directories after moving
robocopy c:\temp c:\temparchive /move /MINAGE:60 /copyall /s >c:\temp\FilesOver60daysMoved.txt

Microsoft examples in more detail
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1073.robocopy-and-a-few-examples.aspx#Move_files_over_14_days_old