Automatically delete files after X days?

[rstark18]

Is it possible to automatically delete files in a Shared Folder after a certain amount of days? I have a folder that gets security camera stills and video. I want that folder to delete any files older than X number of days. Can Task Scheduler be used with a script maybe? Can anyone think of a way to do this natively? I know I can use my PC backup program (SyncBack) to do it but would rather have it done on the NAS.

 

[sfx2000]

study up on logrotate... does what you need...

 

[rstark18]

I was hoping for a simpler way. I haven't found any examples of using logrotate to manage files other than log files.

 

[sfx2000]

One could do a crontab entry to sweep the files, but that'll wipe the entire directory.

The other approach would be a shell script based on file system time stamps, and then write than into a crontab.

Sorry - not really a simple way without doing some kind of shell scripting for automation.

 

[slidermike]

These guys have the answer your looking for.
Took me 10 seconds with google.
https://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?t=127030

This is a German page but goes a little deeper with task scheduler and emailing you.
https://phi.de/en/synology-nas-dateien-nach-zeitplan-automatisch-loeschen/