How can I remove a file by searching folders?

[Stantoista]

Hello, oleg. For example, suppose I have a file named test file.mp3 that is placed in various subfolders; which task should I use to hunt for and remove the test file.mp3 in these folders? Also utilizing sections of the file name such as: test*.mp3... thank you, pal.

[Oleg]

suppose I have a file named test file.mp3 that is placed in various subfolders; which task should I use to hunt for and remove the test file.mp3 in these folders?

You can remove files in subfolders in the File Loop
Look at my example below
Save the text of the task to a file and use menu Task->Import to import the task into RoboTask.
Also you can simply copy task text and paste it into the task list.

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;*****************************
;* RoboTask Task file
;* Do not edit in text editor!
;*****************************
 
[Root]
ActionAfterRun=INTEGER|0
Actions=FOLDER
Automat=INTEGER|-1
CatID=INTEGER|45174721
Comment=STRINGLIST
ContinueOnError=INTEGER|0
DisableOnError=INTEGER|0
DoNotStopWhenShutdown=INTEGER|0
ExternalName=STRING|"Task1470"
Hide=INTEGER|0
ID=INTEGER|1627463825
LogOnAsUser=INTEGER|1
Name=STRING|"delete file in subfolders"
OnErrorTaskID=INTEGER|0
Priority=INTEGER|3
RestrictRESTAPIAccess=INTEGER|0
RunOnClose=INTEGER|0
RunOnStartup=INTEGER|0
StepPause=INTEGER|0
ToLog=INTEGER|3
UnicodeFormat=INTEGER|1
WriteGeneralLog=INTEGER|0

[Actions]
Action1=FOLDER
Action2=FOLDER
Action3=FOLDER
Action4=FOLDER
Action5=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_SET"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Set variable ""SearchFile"" with value ""D:\incoming\test\test.txt"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"SearchFile"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"SearchFile"
varvalue=STRING|"D:\incoming\test\test.txt"

[Actions\Action2]
ActionID=STRING|"A_LOOP_FILE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"File Loop"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action2\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"filename"
createmode=STRING|"1"
date1=STRING|"20250111"
date2=STRING|"20250111"
destvar=STRING|"filename"
DuringDays=STRING|"1"
DuringHours=STRING|"1"
DuringMinutes=STRING|"1"
DuringMonths=STRING|"1"
file0=STRING|"{SearchFile}"
filecount=STRING|"1"
OlderDays=STRING|"1"
OlderHours=STRING|"1"
OlderMinutes=STRING|"1"
OlderMonths=STRING|"1"
savesize=STRING|"0"
searchkind=STRING|"0"
sort=STRING|"0"
sortby=STRING|"0"
sortorder=STRING|"0"
subdirs=STRING|"1"
timesize=STRING|"0"
WithoutPath=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action3]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action3\Params]
message=STRING|"removing file ""{filename}"""
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action4]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FILE_DELETE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Delete File"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action4\Params]
Count=STRING|"1"
deletedirs=STRING|"0"
deletereadonly=STRING|"0"
file0=STRING|"{filename}"
hidden=STRING|"1"
subdir=STRING|"0"
system=STRING|"1"
ToRecycleBin=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action5]
ActionID=STRING|"A_LOOP_END"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End Loop"

Also utilizing sections of the file name such as: test*.mp3

You can also use a file mask with no problem