Purge IIS Logs (PowerShell)

Purge old IIS log files to prevent the C: drive from filling up (IIS logs are stored by default under %SystemDrive%\inetpub\logs\LogFiles). :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Usage

Edit these variables :

$LogPath
$maxDaystoKeep
$outputPath

Run from an elevated PowerShell prompt on the IIS server.

Schedule (Task Scheduler)

Run weekly as SYSTEM (example: Sundays 02:00):

schtasks /Create /TN "IIS Logs Purge" ^
  /TR "powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File C:\Scripts\Purge-IISLogs.ps1" ^
  /SC WEEKLY /D SUN /ST 02:00 /RU SYSTEM /RL HIGHEST /F

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Purge IIS Logs (PowerShell)

Usage

Schedule (Task Scheduler)

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