Find files on Windows modified after a given date using the command line

Question

I need to search a file on my disk modified after a given date using the command line.

For example:

   dir /S /B WHERE modified date > 12/07/2013
         


        

Answer 1

You can search files modified after a given date using XCOPY as in this example, looking for files since last day of 2018:

xcopy *.* c:\temp\*.* /D:12-31-2018 /L /S

In this example, you are in the directory where your search begins.

C:\temp*.* is only a syntax requisite, and nothing will be copied there.

/D:12-31-2018 specifies the files modified date you are looking for, including the specified date.

/L: Shows the filenames, including drive and path, also makes XCOPY do not copy any file.

/S: Search in subdirectories.