Hello,
I need to find all the folders, excluding subfolders, that are older than 10 years. Based on the folder name, not on the folder age.
The aim is to find all the folders older than 10 years (based on the name) to cut them for archiving reason.
Exemple my C:\Data\ contains those folders:
C:\Data\TEST-2008
C:\Data\TEST-2009
C:\Data\TEST-2010
C:\Data\TEST-2011
C:\Data\TEST-2012
C:\Data\TEST-2013
C:\Data\TEST-2014
C:\Data\TEST-2015
C:\Data\TEST-2016
C:\Data\DATA-2010
C:\Data\DATA-2011
C:\Data\DATA-2012
C:\Data\DATA-2013
Should return only, as we are in 2021:
C:\Data\TEST-2008
C:\Data\TEST-2009
C:\Data\TEST-2010
C:\Data\DATA-2010
Many thanks!
Search year -10 in folder name
Re: Search year -10 in folder name
infolder:C:\Data\ folders:
2 tricks:
1. Use a renamer tool - and make it:
C:\Data\2008-TEST
C:\Data\2009-TEST
and then sort it by name.
2. Write the years explicitly:
infolder:C:\Data\ folders: 2008|2009|2010
2 tricks:
1. Use a renamer tool - and make it:
C:\Data\2008-TEST
C:\Data\2009-TEST
and then sort it by name.
2. Write the years explicitly:
infolder:C:\Data\ folders: 2008|2009|2010
Re: Search year -10 in folder name
Hello,
I cannot rename the folders.
They are accountancy folders used by a software.
After 10 years we can archive/delete them (legal reason) and we first need to move them from the storage.
Any idea?
Thanks,
I cannot rename the folders.
They are accountancy folders used by a software.
After 10 years we can archive/delete them (legal reason) and we first need to move them from the storage.
Any idea?
Thanks,
Re: Search year -10 in folder name
Please try Stamimail's second suggestion:
2. Write the years explicitly:
parent:C:\Data folder: 2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007|2008|2009|2010
2. Write the years explicitly:
parent:C:\Data folder: 2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007|2008|2009|2010
Re: Search year -10 in folder name
Regex can be a 3rd trick. isn't it?
Re: Search year -10 in folder name
with regex you could try the following:
parent:C:\Data folder: regex:"20(0[0-9]|10)"
parent:C:\Data folder: regex:"20(0[0-9]|10)"
Re: Search year -10 in folder name
Wow, any thanks!
The regex works perfectly!!
Cedric
The regex works perfectly!!
Cedric