Empty .recycle after X amount of time

[Wolfeman0101]

I know there was a script but I can't find it or find the instructions but I want to use the recycle feature and set the files and folders in .recycle to delete permanently after 7 days. I'm using 9.1.1.

 

[cyberjock]

I know.. I think I created the thread. But it won't open now since we've upgraded the forum software (thank you ix!). Anyway, here's my code. Use at your own risk or reward:

#!/bin/sh
find /mnt/ -name ".recycle" > /tmp/list
cat /tmp/list | xargs -I % find %/ -atime +3 -exec rm -rf '{}' \;

That finds every folder named .recycle in your /mnt (basically all zpools and UFS mounted locations). It then searches for anything more than 3 days old and deletes it forever.

 

[Wolfeman0101]

I know.. I think I created the thread. But it won't open now since we've upgraded the forum software (thank you ix!). Anyway, here's my code. Use at your own risk or reward:

#!/bin/sh
find /mnt/ -name ".recycle" > /tmp/list
cat /tmp/list | xargs -I % find %/ -atime +3 -exec rm -rf '{}' \;

That finds every folder named .recycle in your /mnt (basically all zpools and UFS mounted locations). It then searches for anything more than 3 days old and deletes it forever.

Cool, thanks! So do you set a cron job to run it once a day? Isn't there some trick you need to do so the .sh files don't disappear?

 

[cyberjock]

I put the .sh file on my pool and did a cronjob at 2am every morning. In fact, I keep all my cronjob scripts on my pool. Then I don't have to worry about updating FreeNAS and losing them.

 

[Dusan]

#!/bin/sh
find /mnt/ -name ".recycle" > /tmp/list
cat /tmp/list | xargs -I % find %/ -atime +3 -exec rm -rf '{}' \;

If I may suggest a simpler version:
[PANEL]find /mnt -path \*/.recycle/\* -atime +7 -delete[/PANEL]This should accomplish the same just without having to use the temporary file and xargs. You can schedule it as a cron command without having to create a script. Also, make sure that you do not disable atime in your ZFS Options.

 

[Wolfeman0101]

If I may suggest a simpler version:
[PANEL]find /mnt -path \*/.recycle/\* -atime +7 -delete[/PANEL]This should accomplish the same just without having to use the temporary file and xargs. You can schedule it as a cron command without having to create a script. Also, make sure that you do not disable atime in your ZFS Options.

Thanks!

 

[Wolfeman0101]

If I may suggest a simpler version:
[PANEL]find /mnt -path \*/.recycle/\* -atime +7 -delete[/PANEL]This should accomplish the same just without having to use the temporary file and xargs. You can schedule it as a cron command without having to create a script. Also, make sure that you do not disable atime in your ZFS Options.

So I've been using this for a while with no issues but it leaves empty folders. All the files are gone but folders remain. Any ideas?

 

[cyberjock]

That's why I use my script. :) His doesn't do empty directories.

 

[Wolfeman0101]

I know.. I think I created the thread. But it won't open now since we've upgraded the forum software (thank you ix!). Anyway, here's my code. Use at your own risk or reward:

#!/bin/sh
find /mnt/ -name ".recycle" > /tmp/list
cat /tmp/list | xargs -I % find %/ -atime +3 -exec rm -rf '{}' \;

That finds every folder named .recycle in your /mnt (basically all zpools and UFS mounted locations). It then searches for anything more than 3 days old and deletes it forever.

So where exactly do you store the .sh? I have 1 volume name Vol1 and I stuck the autorecycle.sh in /mnt/Vol1/ and chmod -x and tried to run it and it seems like nothing is happening.

 

[cyberjock]

if you have no recycle bin and nothing to delete, then nothing happens! LOL

 

[papaja]

That's why I use my script. :) His doesn't do empty directories.

Sorry to report but yours doesn't do empty folders either :( Why is that?