{"id":4453,"date":"2019-08-03T05:02:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T23:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/?p=4453"},"modified":"2020-09-11T15:54:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T10:24:30","slug":"delete-files-based-on-date-from-whole-folder-tree-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/delete-files-based-on-date-from-whole-folder-tree-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete files based on date from whole folder tree in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This post will tell you how to permanently delete certain files from your system based on their file date. Most importantly, you can apply this to the whole folder tree containing several files and sub-folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why delete files?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are certain files which we will never need. We still copy them along with our important files because filtering them in Windows the traditional way is quite tedious and time-consuming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can delete files based on their dates. Let us look at how this is possible using Copywhiz<\/a>, a smart file copy program for Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Copywhiz is a file copy software, we will achieve the task mentioned above using a small trick. We will move all the files that we don’t want to a new location and delete those files from this new location. That’s it. This way, we have removed the un-required files from the source folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Copywhiz?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Copywhiz<\/a> enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is how Copywhiz<\/a> makes file copying a breeze: <\/p>\n\n\n\n