# How Can I delete files older than 2 days old?

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**Created:** [August 9, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-can-i-delete-files-older-than-2-days-old/1279 "2009-08-09T06:11:09Z")
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### Author: ![pkellner](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/pkellner/32/94_2.png) [@pkellner](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/pkellner)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-can-i-delete-files-older-than-2-days-old/1279/1 "2009-08-09T06:11:09Z")

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I&nbsp;want to scan files in a directory and delete files that are over two days old.&nbsp; I can't figure out how to do that using iterators or the FileSet define.

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### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-can-i-delete-files-older-than-2-days-old/1279/2 "2009-08-10T01:44:54Z")

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Hi Peter,

Please find the attached example&nbsp;project that uses a FileSet to find files based on a date.

Regards,  
Paul.

[FileSetDateExample.fbz6](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/uploads/default/original/2X/d/dcc380b4a12bba6d9160a8e1eb8b569c79460d5d.fbz6) (2.15 KB)