Set a file to automatically delete after x days?

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I have a folder full of random files from things I download or export when working on projects. I often only need to use them for 1-2 days but then I forget about the files. To help me better house clean these folders is there a way to set the file to auto-delete?

I would love to assign a hotkey that would set that file to automatically delete after x amount of days?

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You could send these files to a dated collection and set up a command that runs when Opus starts, deleting this collection when it's old enough.

3

I'd prefer it to remain in that folder because sometimes the files are linked to programs for editing etc

4

Yes. That's how collections work :slight_smile:

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oh really, I never knew about collections, i will have to read up on this

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6

Interesting. Need to check. Thanks

7

@lxp thanks for the help so far you have been a great help!
So this is getting close to what I need. I have setup a collection named Temp. Assigned a hotkey so I can quickly copy file to Temp collection.
Few extra things i'd like:

  1. Add some sort of icon/colour/highlight to files that are in Temp collection

  2. Automatically schedule the temp folder to self empty every week

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:one: Set up a Filter Label (Preferences / Labels / Label Assignments), e.g.

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=Exists("coll://temp\" + name)

:two: Run a User Command like this on start-up or via task scheduler:

=return DatePart(Now(), "D") == "1" ? "Delete FILE=" + "" + "coll://temp\*" + "" : "@output:Not a Sunday!"
XML 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<button backcol="none" display="both" label_pos="right" textcol="none">
	<label>Delete Temp on Sunday</label>
	<icon1>#newcommand</icon1>
	<function type="normal">
		<instruction>=return DatePart(Now(), &quot;D&quot;) == &quot;1&quot; ? &quot;Delete FILE=&quot; + &quot;&quot; + &quot;coll://temp\*&quot; + &quot;&quot; : &quot;@output:Not a Sunday!&quot;</instruction>
		<instruction />
		<instruction />
		<instruction>// https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=reference:evaluator:datepart</instruction>
	</function>
</button>

This deletes the files in the collection every Sunday, no matter how long they have been in there.

(Try with a button first, I am a bit weary when it comes to auto-deleting things)

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