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Powershell how to compress/zip the files in a folder based on age
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| # Get all log files older than 1 day in the logs folder. | |
| $subjects = Get-ChildItem -Path "D:\logs" -Filter "*.log" -file | Where-Object {$_.LastWriteTime -le ((get-date).AddDays(-1))} | |
| # Compress them into a zip file, overwriting ones with the same name. | |
| $subjects | Compress-Archive -DestinationPath "A:\archives\logs.zip" -Force | |
| # Remove the originals. Note that if compressing fails, items will not get removed. | |
| $subjects | Remove-Item |
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