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How do I archive data on a server older than 365 days?

Try ROBOCOPY. Type robocopy /? at the command prompt to see the options. You are probably interested in the/MOVE AND /MAXAGE:n switches.

Example:

Code:

robocopy E:\DataFiles Z:\Backup\DataFiles /MOVE /MAXAGE:365

Moves all files in E:\DataFiles that are older than 365 days into Z:\Backup\DataFiles. robocopy commands can be incorporated into batch files just like copy or xcopy.

Example 2:

robocopy E:\data Z:\Archived_fileserver /MOVE *.* /E /minage:730

The example above will move (/move) all files and folders even if empty (*.* /E) that have not been mofidied for 730 days (minage:730) from folder (E:\data) to (Z:\Archived_fileserver) folder using (robocopy)