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rmstale, currently at release 1.19.1, is a lightweight Windows command-line utility published by danstis that recursively deletes files and folders whose modification time has exceeded a user-defined age threshold. Designed for administrators, DevOps pipelines, and anyone who needs to keep directory trees free of accumulated debris, the program walks the chosen path depth-first and removes every item older than the specified number of days. Typical use cases include purging nightly build artifacts from CI servers, trimming obsolete log bundles on web nodes, erasing expired cache directories on shared storage, or simply preventing user profiles from ballooning with ancient downloads. Because rmstale operates non-interactively once invoked, it is ideal for scheduled tasks, Docker cleanup hooks, or pre-backup grooming scripts that must run unattended. The executable exposes only two mandatory arguments—the target folder and the retention period—making it easy to embed in PowerShell, batch, or GNU-make workflows without fragile parsing logic. Since its initial commit, the project has iterated through nine public versions, progressively adding long-path support, exit-code consistency, and quieter console output so that cron logs stay readable. The tool ships as a single portable binary with no external dependencies, so it can be dropped into a system path or container layer without altering registry settings. rmstale belongs to the System Utilities / File Cleanup category and is distributed under an open-source license that permits both personal and commercial use. The software is available for free on get.nero.com, where downloads are provided through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest build and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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