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Delete files older than x-amount of time

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  1. /// <summary>
  2.         /// Cleans the working folder of files older than 24 hours
  3.         /// </summary>
  4.         private void CleanWorkingFolder()
  5.         {
  6.             try
  7.             {
  8.                 // Ensure the folder exists, if not create it
  9.                 if (Directory.Exists(this.WorkingLocation) == false)
  10.                     Directory.CreateDirectory(this.WorkingLocation);
  11.  
  12.                 // Ensure the folder exists, if not create it
  13.                 if (Directory.Exists(this.WorkingLocation) == false)
  14.                     return;
  15.  
  16.             }
  17.             catch (IOException ex)
  18.             {
  19.                 EventLog log = new EventLog();
  20.                 log.Log = "Application";
  21.                 log.Source = "ImageHelper";
  22.  
  23.                 log.WriteEntry("Error trying to delete file: " + ex.ToString(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
  24.                 log.Close();
  25.             }
  26.             catch (Exception exGeneral)
  27.             {
  28.                 EventLog log = new EventLog();
  29.                 log.Log = "Application";
  30.                 log.Source = "ImageHelper";
  31.  
  32.                 log.WriteEntry("Error trying to delete file: " + exGeneral.ToString(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
  33.                 log.Close();
  34.             }
  35.             foreach (var item in Directory.GetFiles(this.WorkingLocation))
  36.             {
  37.                 try
  38.                 {
  39.                     FileInfo info = new FileInfo(item);
  40.                     // Delete the file only if it's at least a day old
  41.                     if (info.CreationTime < DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1))
  42.                         File.Delete(item);
  43.                 }
  44.                 catch (IOException ex)
  45.                 {
  46.                     EventLog log = new EventLog();
  47.                     log.Log = "Application";
  48.                     log.Source = "ImageHelper";
  49.  
  50.                     log.WriteEntry("Error trying to delete file: " + ex.ToString(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
  51.                     log.Close();
  52.                 }
  53.                 catch (Exception exGeneral)
  54.                 {
  55.                     EventLog log = new EventLog();
  56.                     log.Log = "Application";
  57.                     log.Source = "ImageHelper";
  58.  
  59.                     log.WriteEntry("Error trying to delete file: " + exGeneral.ToString(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
  60.                     log.Close();
  61.                 }
  62.             }
  63.  
  64.         }

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