Purge Old SpiderOak files

SpiderOak keeps an unlimited number of previous versions. This doesn't cause a problem in most cases, but can be an issue for files that change frequently, particularly if you backup multiple times a day or if the files don't compress very well. So I've created a batch file to handle this for you. You do not need to run it often, but maybe once or twice a year it can save you a lot of space.

The file takes a while to run, more time when more needs to be deleted, so be patient. It will keep the daily backups copies for 10 days, weekly for 10 weeks, monthly for 12 months and one a year thereafter. This should be more than enough for most purposes. Clicking on the batch file will close SpiderOak, open a command console, delete the historical file, update the history records, restart SpiderOak and close the command console. I have it reporting everything it does, so you can watch if you like.

The text file I've also posted will explain the 6 lines of the batch file in case you want to adjust the parameters I've chosen, or see how it works.