deleting files based on file size

I'd like to get RapidMiner to look in a specific directory and automatically delete files based on their file size (i.e., delete files below a minimum size), but I don't see any options around checking file size in the Loop File or related operators. I also see there is a Delete File operator but it seems to require you to point to a specific file by name.

Is this functionality to use file size present elsewhere, or am I missing some other way of handling it? Or is this not an option within RapidMiner? Thanks!

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lionelderkrikor

Hi @Telcontar120,

I think it will be very difficult to perform this task with RapidMiner's native operators.

So I propose once again a solution with a Python script (and a Loop Files operator).

To execute this process, you have to set :

- the minimum size of the files (in Octets) you want to delete in the Set Macros operator.

- Of course, set the path where your files are stored in the Loop Files operator parameters.

I hope it helps,

Regards and happy deleting

Lionel

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rfuentealba

Hello @Telcontar120,

Is your machine a Linux one, a UNIX one or otherwise has access to findutils? If so, you can execute this command:

find /home/telcontar120/.RapidMiner/path/for/your/data -type f -size +900k -size -1000k -iname "*.csv"

Where -type f means files, -size +900k means files that are larger than 900k, and -size -1000k means files that are shorter than 1000k, and with an insensitively cased name of "*.csv".

Hope this helps.

lionelderkrikor

Hi @Telcontar120,

I think it will be very difficult to perform this task with RapidMiner's native operators.

So I propose once again a solution with a Python script (and a Loop Files operator).

To execute this process, you have to set :

- the minimum size of the files (in Octets) you want to delete in the Set Macros operator.

- Of course, set the path where your files are stored in the Loop Files operator parameters.

I hope it helps,

Regards and happy deleting

Lionel

Remove_files.png

lionelderkrikor

Hi again @Telcontar120,

I forget to attach the process in my last post :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><process version="9.0.000-BETA">
  <context>
    <input/>
    <output/>
    <macros/>
  </context>
  <operator activated="true" class="process" compatibility="9.0.000-BETA" expanded="true" name="Process">
    <process expanded="true">
      <operator activated="true" class="set_macros" compatibility="9.0.000-BETA" expanded="true" height="82" name="Set min size" width="90" x="179" y="34">
        <list key="macros">
          <parameter key="minSize" value="1000000"/>
        </list>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="concurrency:loop_files" compatibility="9.0.000-BETA" expanded="true" height="103" name="Loop Files" width="90" x="313" y="34">
        <parameter key="directory" value="C:\Users\Lionel\Documents\Formations_DataScience\Rapidminer\Tests_Rapidminer\Remove_files"/>
        <parameter key="filter_type" value="regex"/>
        <parameter key="enable_macros" value="true"/>
        <process expanded="true">
          <operator activated="true" class="generate_data_user_specification" compatibility="9.0.000-BETA" expanded="true" height="68" name="Generate Data by User Specification" width="90" x="179" y="34">
            <list key="attribute_values">
              <parameter key="fold" value="%{folder_name}"/>
              <parameter key="file" value="%{file_name}"/>
              <parameter key="ext" value="%{file_type}"/>
            </list>
            <list key="set_additional_roles"/>
          </operator>
          <operator activated="true" class="generate_concatenation" compatibility="9.0.000-BETA" expanded="true" height="82" name="Generate Concatenation" width="90" x="313" y="34">
            <parameter key="first_attribute" value="fold"/>
            <parameter key="second_attribute" value="file"/>
            <parameter key="separator" value="/"/>
          </operator>
          <operator activated="true" class="python_scripting:execute_python" compatibility="7.4.000" expanded="true" height="103" name="Execute Python" width="90" x="648" y="34">
            <parameter key="script" value="import os&#10;&#10;minimumSize = %{minSize}&#10;&#10;def rm_main(data):&#10;&#10;  path = data.iloc[0,3]&#10;&#10;  if os.path.getsize(path) &lt; minimumSize:&#10;    os.remove(path)&#10;  return data"/>
          </operator>
          <connect from_op="Generate Data by User Specification" from_port="output" to_op="Generate Concatenation" to_port="example set input"/>
          <connect from_op="Generate Concatenation" from_port="example set output" to_op="Execute Python" to_port="input 1"/>
          <connect from_op="Execute Python" from_port="output 1" to_port="output 1"/>
          <connect from_op="Execute Python" from_port="output 2" to_port="output 2"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_file object" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_input 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_input 2" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_output 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_output 2" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_output 3" spacing="0"/>
        </process>
      </operator>
      <connect from_op="Set min size" from_port="through 1" to_op="Loop Files" to_port="input 1"/>
      <connect from_op="Loop Files" from_port="output 1" to_port="result 1"/>
      <connect from_op="Loop Files" from_port="output 2" to_port="result 2"/>
      <portSpacing port="source_input 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 2" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 3" spacing="0"/>
    </process>
  </operator>
</process>

Regards,

Lionel

Telcontar120

@rfuentealba unfortunately no Linux here, just a simple Windows machine.

@lionelderkrikor thanks for the python script, that should do the trick!

Too bad there is no native RapidMiner operator for handling this.

Telcontar120

P.S. I've added this as a new product idea in that forum, so if you think being able to deal with file size inside RapidMiner natively would be a helpful feature, please go over there and vote for that idea!

sgenzer

yep already opened it for voting and created internal ticket for dev team. Thanks @Telcontar120 for the suggestion!

Scott