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How to find all mp3 files and delete them



Author
2 Nov 2007 3:16 PM
Daniel Ivanov
Hi,
I am searching for a script that I will use like a logon script in my domain
/using GPO/ to search for mp3 files on the client computers and to delete
them. I find some scripts but they do not work correctly or search only in
one folder. I mean that they search only in C:\ in the root folder but not in
the subfolders like Document and Settings where are stored the user accounts.
I want a script that will search on all drives and folders.
Thanks for any insight.

Regards,

Author
2 Nov 2007 4:10 PM
Jeffery Hicks [MVP]
You could certainly use the FileSystemObject and do a recursive search.
Although I've found FSO to not always work properly on Vista, probably due
to its increased use of junctions. The other approach would be to use a WMI
query and then delete each file as it is found.  These types of queries can
take some time to run so you might set it up as a computer start up script.
That way it should keep running, even while and after the user has logged
on.

You would use a query like this:

strtype="mp3"
strDrive="C:"
strQuery="Select Name,CreationDate,LastAccessed,LastModified," & _
"FileSize,Extension,Drive FROM CIM_DATAFILE WHERE Extension='" & strType & _
"' AND Drive='" & strDrive & "'"

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"Daniel Ivanov" <Daniel Iva***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E21D226E-5969-4D89-9CED-4B66F6F9ECE5@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I am searching for a script that I will use like a logon script in my
> domain
> /using GPO/ to search for mp3 files on the client computers and to delete
> them. I find some scripts but they do not work correctly or search only in
> one folder. I mean that they search only in C:\ in the root folder but not
> in
> the subfolders like Document and Settings where are stored the user
> accounts.
> I want a script that will search on all drives and folders.
> Thanks for any insight.
>
> Regards,
>

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