Archive files not modified for more than 6 months

Question

I have a python method to archive files not modified in 6 months to another drive by iterating through the directories. But what is the fastest way to find all non-modified files from the whole partition?

Found this below answer to find modified files and I suppose it is in the current path. But what If the root path is given and want to list all unmodified files.

I would like to modify the question a bit based on an observation I found in the answer I have posted below- (from the link). The find directory -mtime +180 function returns directories as well. So how do I list only files which are not modified in last 6 months and not directories?

@Panki .yes. It lists all modified files. But I needed is non-modified list — sjd, Jun 29 '20 at 13:53
As for your "modification" of the question: did you try find directory -type f (etc.) to ensure only files, and not directories, match? — AdminBee, Jun 29 '20 at 14:46

sjd · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-30T10:57:30.217

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I think i got the answer here. I should have searched it little farther . Posting the answer as is.

find directory -mtime +150 for the files not modified in this period (-150 will list the modified files).

Adding comment above for filtering only files

find directory -mtime +150 -type f

edited Jun 30 '20 at 10:57

answered Jun 29 '20 at 14:13

sjd

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Archive files not modified for more than 6 months

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