Delete Old Files Automatically

Chester Wyke February 28, 2025 Updated: April 26, 2025 #Debian

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Delete Old Files Automatically

Explanation

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45838304/bash-delete-files-older-than-3-months

Before you actually run the delete command it might be good to use -print as below to see what will be deleted. In both commands (the print and delete one):

PATH should be replaced with the path to the folder you want to do the deletes in.
DAYS should be replaced with the number of days you need.

See also cron for automating the command

Preview output via print

find PATH -mtime DAYS -type f -print

Actual delete command

find PATH -mtime DAYS -type f -delete