Requirements:
- Zip any .BAK files that are over 7 days
- Delete any zip files that have been generated 12 months ago
Solution:
- Install 7zip: https://7-zip.org/download.html
- Add C:\Program Files\7-Zip into Windows environmental path
- Create this batch file :
-------------------- cleanupbackups.bat ---------------------
@echo off
:: set folder path
set dump_path="D:\backups"
:: set min age of files and folders to compress
set max_days="7"
:: set max days of archive to maintain
:: set max_archived="358"
:: compress files from %dump_path%
forfiles -s -p %dump_path% -m *.bak -d -%max_days% -c "cmd /c 7z a -t7z @path.7z @path -ms -mmt"
:: remove files from %dump_path%
set dump_path="D:\backups"
forfiles -s -p %dump_path% -m *.bak -d -%max_days% -c "cmd /c del /q @path"
:: prune archive
set dump_path="D:\backups"
forfiles -s -p %dump_path% -m *.7z -d -%max_archiveds% -c "cmd /c del /q @path"
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- Set Scheduled Tasks to call this batch file daily at 12:00 AM
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