Tool to determine last access times   

Does anyone know of a free tool to determine the last access time and
date of a large number of files.

I have two 1TB plus volumes that are quickly filling up and I need to
be able to archive or delete some of the data that have not been
accessed for a while.

Thanks,
Mark

date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 23:28:39 GMT   author:   (Mark A. Dudley)

Re: Tool to determine last access times   

"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
news:447f7766.47892328@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Does anyone know of a free tool to determine the last access time and
> date of a large number of files.
>
> I have two 1TB plus volumes that are quickly filling up and I need to
> be able to archive or delete some of the data that have not been
> accessed for a while.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark

The command

xxcopy /db#31 /rs /yy /s *.*  c:\temp\

will delete all files in the current directroy & subdirectories
that have not been accessed more than 31 days. You can
download xxcopy.exe from a number of sites.

date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:50:51 +1000   author:   Pegasus \(MVP\)

Re: Tool to determine last access times   

On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:50:51 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" 
wrote:

>
>"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
>news:447f7766.47892328@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> Does anyone know of a free tool to determine the last access time and
>> date of a large number of files.
>>
>> I have two 1TB plus volumes that are quickly filling up and I need to
>> be able to archive or delete some of the data that have not been
>> accessed for a while.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
>
>The command
>
>xxcopy /db#31 /rs /yy /s *.*  c:\temp\
>
>will delete all files in the current directroy & subdirectories
>that have not been accessed more than 31 days. You can
>download xxcopy.exe from a number of sites.
>

Thanks for your reply.  This sounds great but I am looking for more of
a reporting type tool so I can first present to owners of these files
and have them delete their own first.

date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 01:16:28 GMT   author:   (Mark A. Dudley)

Re: Tool to determine last access times   

"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
news:448090ef.54429437@msnews.microsoft.com...
> On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:50:51 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" 
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
> >news:447f7766.47892328@msnews.microsoft.com...
> >> Does anyone know of a free tool to determine the last access time and
> >> date of a large number of files.
> >>
> >> I have two 1TB plus volumes that are quickly filling up and I need to
> >> be able to archive or delete some of the data that have not been
> >> accessed for a while.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Mark
> >
> >The command
> >
> >xxcopy /db#31 /rs /yy /s *.*  c:\temp\
> >
> >will delete all files in the current directroy & subdirectories
> >that have not been accessed more than 31 days. You can
> >download xxcopy.exe from a number of sites.
> >
>
> Thanks for your reply.  This sounds great but I am looking for more of
> a reporting type tool so I can first present to owners of these files
> and have them delete their own first.

Have a look at the manual for xxcopy. It includes a "pretend" switch,
i.e. a switch that lets the command go through the motions without
actually doing anything. By piping its screen output into a file you
get a full report of which files ***would*** be deleted.

date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:44:16 +1000   author:   Pegasus \(MVP\)

Re: Tool to determine last access times   

On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:44:16 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote in
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system:

>"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
>news:448090ef.54429437@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:50:51 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" 
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
>> >news:447f7766.47892328@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> >> Does anyone know of a free tool to determine the last access time and
>> >> date of a large number of files.
>> >>
>> >> I have two 1TB plus volumes that are quickly filling up and I need to
>> >> be able to archive or delete some of the data that have not been
>> >> accessed for a while.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Mark
>> >
>> >The command
>> >
>> >xxcopy /db#31 /rs /yy /s *.*  c:\temp\
>> >
>> >will delete all files in the current directroy & subdirectories
>> >that have not been accessed more than 31 days. You can
>> >download xxcopy.exe from a number of sites.
>> >
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.  This sounds great but I am looking for more of
>> a reporting type tool so I can first present to owners of these files
>> and have them delete their own first.
>
>Have a look at the manual for xxcopy. It includes a "pretend" switch,
>i.e. a switch that lets the command go through the motions without
>actually doing anything. By piping its screen output into a file you
>get a full report of which files ***would*** be deleted.

.... but doesn't that command change the Last Access Date?

-- 
Michael Bednarek   http://mbednarek.com/   "POST NO BILLS"

date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:53:28 GMT   author:   Michael Bednarek

Re: Tool to determine last access times   

"Michael Bednarek"  wrote in message
news:rvc082ptt39mfupf784rjk7fdo57lirukf@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:44:16 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote in
> microsoft.public.win2000.file_system:
>
> >"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
> >news:448090ef.54429437@msnews.microsoft.com...
> >> On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:50:51 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
> >> >news:447f7766.47892328@msnews.microsoft.com...
> >> >> Does anyone know of a free tool to determine the last access time
and
> >> >> date of a large number of files.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have two 1TB plus volumes that are quickly filling up and I need
to
> >> >> be able to archive or delete some of the data that have not been
> >> >> accessed for a while.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Mark
> >> >
> >> >The command
> >> >
> >> >xxcopy /db#31 /rs /yy /s *.*  c:\temp\
> >> >
> >> >will delete all files in the current directroy & subdirectories
> >> >that have not been accessed more than 31 days. You can
> >> >download xxcopy.exe from a number of sites.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Thanks for your reply.  This sounds great but I am looking for more of
> >> a reporting type tool so I can first present to owners of these files
> >> and have them delete their own first.
> >
> >Have a look at the manual for xxcopy. It includes a "pretend" switch,
> >i.e. a switch that lets the command go through the motions without
> >actually doing anything. By piping its screen output into a file you
> >get a full report of which files ***would*** be deleted.
>
> ... but doesn't that command change the Last Access Date?
>
> -- 
> Michael Bednarek   http://mbednarek.com/   "POST NO BILLS"

No, it does not, presumably because you're not opening
the file. Give it a try!

date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 23:14:37 +1000   author:   Pegasus \(MVP\)

Re: Tool to determine last access times   

On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 23:14:37 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote in
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system:

>"Michael Bednarek"  wrote in message
>news:rvc082ptt39mfupf784rjk7fdo57lirukf@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:44:16 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote in
>> microsoft.public.win2000.file_system:
>>
>> >"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
>> >news:448090ef.54429437@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> >> On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:50:51 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" 
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >"Mark A. Dudley"  wrote in message
>> >> >news:447f7766.47892328@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> >> >> Does anyone know of a free tool to determine the last access time and
>> >> >> date of a large number of files.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have two 1TB plus volumes that are quickly filling up and I need to
>> >> >> be able to archive or delete some of the data that have not been
>> >> >> accessed for a while.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> Mark
>> >> >
>> >> >The command
>> >> >
>> >> >xxcopy /db#31 /rs /yy /s *.*  c:\temp\
>> >> >
>> >> >will delete all files in the current directroy & subdirectories
>> >> >that have not been accessed more than 31 days. You can
>> >> >download xxcopy.exe from a number of sites.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for your reply.  This sounds great but I am looking for more of
>> >> a reporting type tool so I can first present to owners of these files
>> >> and have them delete their own first.
>> >
>> >Have a look at the manual for xxcopy. It includes a "pretend" switch,
>> >i.e. a switch that lets the command go through the motions without
>> >actually doing anything. By piping its screen output into a file you
>> >get a full report of which files ***would*** be deleted.
>>
>> ... but doesn't that command change the Last Access Date?
>
>No, it does not, presumably because you're not opening
>the file. Give it a try!

You're correct.

To the OP: To show the Last Access Date, I use
  DIR /T:a
in the CLI I use, 4NT. See <http://jpsoft.com/help/dir.htm>.

-- 
Michael Bednarek   http://mbednarek.com/   "POST NO BILLS"

date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 20:07:53 +1000   author:   Michael Bednarek