Batch files to remove certain files over a date

Hello,I'm trying to create a batch file that will copy certain files from a directory made up of several sub directories. I've used xcopy to move the files:xcopy /Main Directory\Sub Directory\*.pdf x\ipaddress\share
xcopy /Main Directory\Sub Directory\*.rtn x\ipaddress\share
xcopy /Main Diretcory\Sub Directory\*.prt x\ipaddress\sharepausehow would I edit this so that it only takes files that have been modified over 3 months ago?I also want to add some exclusion file extensions and sub directories, for this I added:xcopy /Main Directory\Sub Directory\\list-of-excluded-files.txtand within that .txt file ive got:\\Main Directory\Subdirectory\Folder Name
\\Main Directory\subdirectory\*.tncIs this the best way to do this? and would the exclusion command have to be the first on the list?Any help would be great, or could anyone point me in the...
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PS: I need to delete certain files from var directory, but I do not have root access, so this seems to be the only solution (I do not want to jailbreak and also I do not want to start from zero, I mean to make factory reset and then to set up everything again)

Maybe you should try to install it and try it yourself.
You can edit sql databases (delete some records e.g. from call history), but you cannot delete files in the folders (.jpegs, .plist etc.).
I tried to export only files, that I wanted to recover, then I have made factory reset of my iPhone, made new local backup of the empty reseted device. Then I tried to import to this empty backup those exported files, but it is also not supported. Only files which already exist in the current backup can be imported. It means that you cannot remove or add file into the backup, you can only modify it - with this tool certainly.
Let us try it with another question: is it possible to make selective restore (to restore only certain settings, call history, SMS's, files...,) but not the whole backup?
Thank you for your effort.

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