+1 on TreeSize, great tool, and very much worth the 50 bucks. On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:26 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a task where I need to find out how much space files from a > certain > > date range are using – example, how much disk space are all files last > > modified sometime in 2006 are using. > > If you're of the command-line persuasion... > > Get the Unix utilities from <http://unxutils.sf.net>. Put them in > PATH. Rename FIND.EXE to GFIND.EXE so it won't conflict with the > Microsoft FIND.EXE utility. > > Open a command prompt. Change to the top-level directory you want > to total. Run the command: > > gfind -mtime +1095 -a -mtime -1460 -a -print0 | xargs -0 du | gawk > "{ > sum += $1 }; END { print sum }" > > The above will find files modified three years ago from today's > date. The two numeric arguments are the number of days ago the file > was modified, from today's date. Adjust as needed. The result will > be given in bytes. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
