Script to delete files older than x days

delete_old_files.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Script to delete files older than X days from a specified folder

# Configuration
FOLDER_PATH="/path/to/your/folder"
DAYS_OLD=30

# Validate folder exists
if [ ! -d "$FOLDER_PATH" ]; then
    echo "Error: Folder '$FOLDER_PATH' does not exist"
    exit 1
fi

# Find and delete files older than specified days
echo "Searching for files older than $DAYS_OLD days in: $FOLDER_PATH"

# Dry run - show what would be deleted (remove -delete to preview)
find "$FOLDER_PATH" -type f -mtime +$DAYS_OLD -print

# Uncomment the line below to actually delete the files
# find "$FOLDER_PATH" -type f -mtime +$DAYS_OLD -delete

echo "Done!"

# Alternative with confirmation prompt:
# read -p "Delete these files? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
# echo
# if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
#     find "$FOLDER_PATH" -type f -mtime +$DAYS_OLD -delete
#     echo "Files deleted"
# fi