How to delete files older than 60 days on Mac

What this does

Some folders are genuinely temporary, exports, scratch work, anything you only need for a short while. Unlike the “sweep old downloads” rule, which archives things into an Old subfolder, this one is for when there’s nothing in the folder worth keeping around at all. It moves anything untouched for 60 days straight to the Trash.

What you’ll build

A rule that matches anything added more than 60 days ago, then moves it to the Trash.

Open the rule editor

This walkthrough happens inside FilesAutomator itself, so install it from the Mac App Store first if you have not already, then open it. In its toolbar, choose Add, then New Automation Rule.

Name the rule and choose a folder

Name it something like “Delete my files older than 60 days” and use Add Folder to choose the folder you want cleared out over time.

Build the condition

Add a single condition: Date added is more than 60 days ago.

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Add the action steps

Step 1: Move to Trash

Choose Add Step, then Move to Trash. This step has no extra fields to fill in.

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Turn it on

Select Create Automation Rule, then switch the rule on. Anything left sitting here for two months now clears itself out on its own, and the action is undoable from Activity if you ever need it back.

A faster way

The template gallery inside FilesAutomator already has this rule ready to install, named Delete files older than 60 days.