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sreekaransrinath / file_organizer

A script that looks through any folder you tell it to and moves the files to respective subfolders based on the file type.
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File Organizer

or 'Organizer' if you prefer.

Table Of Contents:

1. Overview

2. Syntax

3. Supported File types

Overview

Arranges files into folders based on their extension type.

No dependencies or additional libraries required.

forthebadge made-with-python

Syntax

  1. Start your favorite Command-Line program, in administrator or sudo mode as per your Operating System.

  2. Change your current directory, to where the project is saved.

  3. Copy paths of your Source and Destination Folders

    Source Folder ---> Where your files are stored to be organised.

    Destination Folder ---> Where you want your files to be organised.

  4. For Linux based systems,

python3 fileorganizer_linux.py <source_folder> <destination_folder>

For Windows systems,

python fileorganizer_windows.py <source_folder> <destination_folder>

  1. Replace the 'source_folder' and 'destination_folder' in the commands as per your choice.

  2. Let it run !

  3. You might be asked a few questions, if there is a possibility of overwriting. Answer corresponding to your required action.

Supported File Types

There are around 1406 extensions currently supported.

1. Documents

2. Financial Records

3. Media

4. Other

5. Programming