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delete older backup files

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masds

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Using robocopy I can only remove the backup files to a directory and then delete it, is it possible to do this in one step that delete the older files and don't move it? That may save some I/O on the machine. Thanks
 
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Nope. Robocopy can't delete without moving the files.

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