This file sorter provides various strategies for automatically sorting files. The original structure of the files is maintained as the sorter works by copying files from a source directory to a destination directory, provided by the user.
Important
Some sorting strategies may rely on file naming conventions, such as xbox and book files.
Consider the following directory and files:
Files
├── Photos
│ └── AFileOne.jpg (12/24/2023)
│
├── BFileTwo.mp3 (11/14/2023)
│
└── BFileThree.pdf (11/20/2022)Sort the files by the date and time they were last edited using the DateTimeDirectoryManager.
Files
├── 2022
│ └── 20 Nov 2022 [BFileThree].pdf
│
└── 2023
├── 14 Nov 2023 [BFileTwo].mp3
└── 24 Dec 2023 [AFileOne].jpg Sort the files into alphabetical folders using the AlphabetDirectoryManager.
Files
├── A
│ └── AFileOne.jpg
│
└── B
├── BFileThree.pdf
└── BFileTwo.mp3 Sort the files into folders by category using the FileTypeDirectoryManager.
Files
├── Images
│ └── AFileOne.jpg
│
├── Sounds
│ └── BFileTwo.mp3
│
└── Documents
└── BFileThree.pdfSort the files into folders by extension type using the FileExtensionDirectoryManager.
Files
├── jpg
│ └── AFileOne.jpg
│
├── mp3
│ └── BFileTwo.mp3
│
└── pdf
└── BFileThree.pdfConsider the following directory and files:
Files
├── Xbox Game DVR
│ └── Battlefield™ 1-2016_10_26-13_59_27.mp4
│
└── Xbox Screenshots
├── Battlefield™ 1-2016_10_26-13_59_27.jpg
└── ARK_Survival Evolved-2016_01_16-21_19_42.jpg Sort files originating from xbox using the XboxDirectoryManager.
Files
├── Battlefield
│ ├── Clips
│ │ └── Battlefield™ 1-2016_10_26-13_59_27.mp4
│ └── Screenshots
│ └── Battlefield™ 1-2016_10_26-13_59_27.jpg
│
└── ARK Survival Evolved
└── Screenshots
└── ARK_Survival Evolved-2016_01_16-21_19_42.jpgConsider the following directory and files:
Files
├── Docs
│ ├── Author A - Title A.pdf
│ └── Title C.pdf
│
└── Research
├── Author B - Title A.pdf
├── Author B - Title A.png
└── Author B - Title B.pdfSort books into folders by author using the LibraryDirectoryManager.
Files
└── Books
├── Author A
│ └── Author A - Title A
│ └── Author A - Title A.pdf
│
├── Author B
│ ├── Author B - Title A
│ │ ├── Author B - Title A.pdf
│ │ └── Author B - Title A.png
│ └── Author B - Title B
│ └── Author B - Title B.pdf
│
└── Unknown Author
└── Title C
└── Title C.pdf