# Delete Files in a specific folder after 30 days
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-files-in-a-specific-folder-after-30-days/37598
**Category:** General
**Created:** [16 December 2020 21:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-files-in-a-specific-folder-after-30-days/37598 "2020-12-16T21:29:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@node1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/node1)
#### Post date: [16 December 2020 21:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-files-in-a-specific-folder-after-30-days/37598/1 "2020-12-16T21:29:03Z")
Hello,
I just want to create a simple flow, where files in a specify folder on my laptop will be deleted if those are older than 30 days.
Could someone give me an example please?
Thanks in regards!
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [16 December 2020 21:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-files-in-a-specific-folder-after-30-days/37598/2 "2020-12-16T21:34:46Z")
First thing to do would be to get a list of files in that folder, along with their file details, into a flow. So I would start by looking at the flows site for a Node that will help.
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### Author:  [@node1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/node1)
#### Post date: [16 December 2020 21:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-files-in-a-specific-folder-after-30-days/37598/4 "2020-12-16T21:51:20Z")
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [16 December 2020 23:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-files-in-a-specific-folder-after-30-days/37598/5 "2020-12-16T23:57:23Z")
[This thread](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rotating-files-for-saving-snapshots/37189/9) was very similar & should work with a small tweak.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 February 2021 23:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-files-in-a-specific-folder-after-30-days/37598/6 "2021-02-14T23:57:24Z")
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