How to delete Sharepoint Diagnostic log older than 5 months

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_{Wednesday, May 28, 2014 1:36 PM}

Hello , 

How can I automate Sharepoint log deletion older than 5 months using powershell or C# code ?

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_{Wednesday, May 28, 2014 6:08 PM ✅Answered}

you can get this by using the OOTB features of diagnostics logging. you can set the x number of days of retention( from 1-366 days), lets say if you select 150 days, then SharePoint automatically trim/delete the older logs.

Configure diagnostic logging (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

But if you have any intention then you can use the following script.even it is for IIS logs but still work.

http://spandps.com/2012/06/09/take-control-of-your-log-files/

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_{Wednesday, May 28, 2014 2:13 PM}

Hi

chedule the powershell script to run every 1. of month. An example how to split a log file:

http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/PowerShell-Split-large-log-6f2c4da0

For more details let me know

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_{Wednesday, May 28, 2014 5:19 PM}

I ran across this code (frankly forgot where) a few years ago, originally to delete IIS logs, but I use if for everything.  It simply goes through each item in a folder and deletes by date.  I save the code below to a ps script, then call it with a batch file and schedule a task to run the batch file (reasoning is it is easier to schedule a task to run as a .bat file than .ps1.  Don't forget about changing the execution policy if you decide to use it on non-SharePoint servers as well.

get-childitem -Path C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles -recurse |

where-object {$_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).addDays(-7)} |

Foreach-Object { del $_.FullName }