How to make a script for deleting files under X size?

[HarryPot]

I'm trying to make a script that automatically delete files under 10mb in a folder.

Is this possible?


Thanks in advance.

 

[mfram]

Using the Unix shell. Use Terminal:

To print the files that will be caught:

find directory -maxdepth 1 -size -10M -type f -print

To actually delete them:

find directory -maxdepth 1 -size -10M -type f -delete

Replace "directory" with the directory name in both cases. That command will only delete the files in that directory. Take out the "-maxdepth 1" if you want it to recurse down all directories in that tree.

 

[HarryPot]

Using the Unix shell. Use Terminal:

Thanks! I'll give it a try today.

 

[HarryPot]

Ok, it seems that the code only works in Terminal, not in AppleScript.

Is there a similar code that works in AppleScript?

 

[MacUser2525]

Ok, it seems that the code only works in Terminal, not in AppleScript.

Is there a similar code that works in AppleScript?

Well use some other script capable method like a bash script in combination with a cron job to do the automatic deletions by calling your script at per-determined times.