I need to check the date modified of the newest file in a folder and if it's older than 30 minutes execute a command. Any ideas on how to do this, my preference is batch files but I'm open to other ...

How my automated Handbrake batch file works for transcoding all my original raw video files using the RTX2060 gpu in H.265 ...

When a user accidentally deletes a local file, having a backup ready can significantly minimize downtime and frustration. Check out this simple batch file that can make daily document backups a snap.

Attaching a remote drive or directory on a Windows box is called “drive mapping” though the process is essentially the same as what we call mounting in the Unix world. While I rarely spend any ...

I've always been the batch file guy wherever I go. I had a .bat script for almost every situation: cleaning a folder, temporarily zipping files, and quick server checks. I could do so much with .bat ...

Last week’s README file demonstrated how easy it is to turn virtually any desktop machine into an SFTP server. Today’s piece shows how to automate a well-known Windows open source SFTP client using ...

Computers are great at automating repetitive tasks, right? But many of us encoding professionals spend a great deal of time repeating the same actions again and again. We point-and-click to set the ...

I have been tasked at my new job for finding a way to monitor server space on our many servers, originally I thought of something like Spiceworks, but the lead programmer/admin for this wants ...

Learn how to use the PowerToys PowerRename tool to rename multiple files in one shot. Renaming multiple files in Windows in a single step has always been a challenge since the built-in options are ...