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<pseudo code>
file[] grabFiles(int days){
   select files from dir where datediff[dy,timestamp]>=days 
   filter file[] for regex(\.(?i:)(?:shd|spl)$) 
   return file[]
}
void flushOldQueue( 
   stopQueue()
   for(file f:grabFiles()) 
      if(!f is null&&!f is directory) 
         f.delete()
   startQueue()
)
</pseudo code>

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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Text;

namespace S66SpoolClear
{
    class Program
    {
        static ServiceController service = new ServiceController("Spooler");
        static DirectoryInfo SpoolDir = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\Windows\system32\spool\printers\");
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            StopSpool();
            ClearSpool();
            RestartSpool();
            Console.WriteLine("Done!");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }

        static void ClearSpool()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Deleting files");
            foreach (FileInfo SpoolFile in SpoolDir.GetFiles())
            {
                if (SpoolFile.Extension == "shd" || SpoolFile.Extension == "spl")
                {
                    if ((DateTime.Now - SpoolFile.LastWriteTime).Days >= 30)
                        SpoolFile.Delete();
                }
            }
        }

        static void StopSpool()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Stopping spool");
            service.Stop();
        }

        static void RestartSpool()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Restarting spool");
            service.Start();
        }
    }
}

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net stop spooler
forfiles.exe /p %systemroot%\system32\spool\printers\ /s /m *.shd /d -30 /c "cmd /c del @file"
forfiles.exe /p %systemroot%\system32\spool\printers\ /s /m *.spl /d -30 /c "cmd /c del @file"
net start spooler