OT: File Archiving?

We have a general P: (public) share on our server which acts as a dump for
people to share files. Its become quite large and I'd like to find someway
of moving files into a holding directory for a month, then being able to
delete them.

Does anyone know of any software that can search files based on last access
date, then move files over a certain age into a holding area ready for
deletion? If possible I'd like the directory structure to be recreated here
as well, this way people can easily see which files are theirs.

--
Ben

"The internet - where men are men, women are men and children are FBI
agents."

Ben

"Ben" <> wrote
> Does anyone know of any software that can search files based on last
access
> date, then move files over a certain age into a holding area ready for
> deletion? If possible I'd like the directory structure to be recreated
here
> as well, this way people can easily see which files are theirs.

You don't mention what version of Windows you are using, but I've done this
manually before. You can use scopy from the resource kit to make a copy of
your dump directory while keeping directory structure and security rights
intact. Then using the Windows find.search command to select files of a
given date.

T-Bone
MCNGP XL

T-Bone

incase you missed it "Ben" <> said in
news::

> Does anyone know of any software that can search files based on last
> access date, then move files over a certain age into a holding area
> ready for deletion?

robocopy

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...v/2003/all/tec
href/en-us/Default.asp?
url=/Resources/Documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-
us/robocopy_syntax.asp

or

http://tinyurl.com/7xmpc

specifically look at the syntax section for the /MINLAD: to exclude files
used since x date.

(and since it's part of the 2k3 reskit you liely have it installed
already)

now if command line stuff is a bit much for you <grin> there is also
ViceVersa Pro

http://www.tgrmn.com/index.htm

--
Neil MCNGP #30
the "curious" hair on the soap of society

Neil

Sorry, forgot to say about the version. Its Win2k server. I have the res kit
installed, so I will look at this scopy tool.

Thanks

Ben

"T-Bone" <reply2me@thenewsgroup> wrote in message
news:...
> "Ben" <> wrote
> > Does anyone know of any software that can search files based on last
> access
> > date, then move files over a certain age into a holding area ready for
> > deletion? If possible I'd like the directory structure to be recreated
> here
> > as well, this way people can easily see which files are theirs.
>
> You don't mention what version of Windows you are using, but I've done
this
> manually before. You can use scopy from the resource kit to make a copy of
> your dump directory while keeping directory structure and security rights
> intact. Then using the Windows find.search command to select files of a
> given date.
>
> T-Bone
> MCNGP XL
>
>

Ben