Tool to determine last access times

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Mark A. Dudley

Does anyone know of a free tool to determine the last access time and
date of a large number of files.

I have two 1TB plus volumes that are quickly filling up and I need to
be able to archive or delete some of the data that have not been
accessed for a while.

Thanks,
Mark
 
Mark A. Dudley said:
Does anyone know of a free tool to determine the last access time and
date of a large number of files.

I have two 1TB plus volumes that are quickly filling up and I need to
be able to archive or delete some of the data that have not been
accessed for a while.

Thanks,
Mark
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The command

xxcopy /db#31 /rs /yy /s *.* c:\temp\

will delete all files in the current directroy & subdirectories
that have not been accessed more than 31 days. You can
download xxcopy.exe from a number of sites.
 
The command

xxcopy /db#31 /rs /yy /s *.* c:\temp\

will delete all files in the current directroy & subdirectories
that have not been accessed more than 31 days. You can
download xxcopy.exe from a number of sites.
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Thanks for your reply. This sounds great but I am looking for more of
a reporting type tool so I can first present to owners of these files
and have them delete their own first.
 
Mark A. Dudley said:
Thanks for your reply. This sounds great but I am looking for more of
a reporting type tool so I can first present to owners of these files
and have them delete their own first.
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Have a look at the manual for xxcopy. It includes a "pretend" switch,
i.e. a switch that lets the command go through the motions without
actually doing anything. By piping its screen output into a file you
get a full report of which files ***would*** be deleted.
 
Have a look at the manual for xxcopy. It includes a "pretend" switch,
i.e. a switch that lets the command go through the motions without
actually doing anything. By piping its screen output into a file you
get a full report of which files ***would*** be deleted.
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.... but doesn't that command change the Last Access Date?
 
Michael Bednarek said:
... but doesn't that command change the Last Access Date?
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No, it does not, presumably because you're not opening
the file. Give it a try!
 
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