Fast File Delete

Assuming a Microsoft OS. Try this:

If you just want to delete everything in a certain directory, you could create a batch file containing the del *.* command and schedule it periodically. Open notepad (start -> run -> notepad) type in "del c:\tmp\*.*" (substituting the proper path) and save as a batch file (.bat extension, not .txt). Or you could write a vbscript if you need a little more flexibility, for example, you could open notepad and copy the following script (which deletes everything in a certain directory that was created more than one week) into it and save as a vbscript (.vbs extension, not .txt).

'*************************************************************************
'*************************************************************************
dim aweekago
dim dir

dir = "c:\tmp"
aweekago = date -7

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fldr = fso.GetFolder(dir)
For Each file In fldr.Files
If file.datecreated < aweekago then file.delete
Next
'*************************************************************************
'*************************************************************************

Sure, you can automate either one (.bat or .vbs) through scheduled task. Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Scheduled Tasks -> Add Scheduled Task. Or you can assign it through the "AT" command as well. Just go to a command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd) and type "at /?" to see a full description of the command and its parameters. The AT command is helpful, because you can easily schedule tasks on remote machines as well.

Some ideas.

You could do a "net view" redirected to a text file which will give you a list of computernames in the domain. Then make a batchfile doing what you want to each machine and run it on each machine (from an administrator's machne) with "FOR /L" to read the machinenames from the file you created.

From a command prompt, type FOR /? for details on how to use the command.