Recursively remove files older than 1mo and remove empty directories. Useful for QQ group photos cleanup. Co-written by ChatGPT.

remove_old_files.py

import os
import time
import pathlib
from tqdm import tqdm

def is_file_old(file_path, month_in_seconds = 30*24*60*60):
    """Returns if the file is not a directory and is at least one month old."""
    if os.path.isdir(file_path):
        return False
    file_time = os.path.getmtime(file_path)
    return (time.time() - file_time) >= month_in_seconds

def is_directory_empty(dir_path):
    """Returns if the directory is empty."""
    if not os.path.isdir(dir_path):
        return False
    return not any(True for _ in pathlib.Path(dir_path).iterdir())

# Define directory path.
dir_path = '.'  # replace with your directory

# List files recursively
all_files = [x for x in tqdm(pathlib.Path(dir_path).rglob('*.*'))]

# Initialize progress bar
pbar = tqdm(total=len(all_files), desc="Processing files")

for file in all_files:
    if is_file_old(file):
        os.remove(file)
    pbar.update(1)

pbar.close()

all_dirs = [x for x in tqdm(pathlib.Path(dir_path).rglob('*'))]

pbar_dirs = tqdm(total=len(all_dirs), desc="Processing directories")

# Remove empty directories
for dir_ in reversed(all_dirs):  # reverse to go from the deepest directory
    if is_directory_empty(dir_):
        os.rmdir(dir_)
    pbar_dirs.update(1)
pbar_dirs.close()