Auto File Organizer

The Problem It Solves

When downloads, shared drives, or project roots accumulate scattered files, manual cleanup is slow and easy to botch. Auto File Organizer is suited to grouping a known set of files into subfolders by type, date, or custom rules, with deduplication, batch renaming, and cleanup that can be previewed before changes and audited afterward.

Core Capabilities and Workflow

• Extension-based classification: places pdf, png, mp4, py, zip, and similar files into Documents, Images, Videos, Code, Archives, and other folders.
• Date-based archiving: creates structures such as YYYY/MM/ or YYYY-MM/ from modification time or requested creation time.
• Deduplication: computes SHA-256 hashes, groups duplicates, and asks which copy to keep before deletion.
• Batch renaming: supports prefixes, suffixes, sequential numbering, and date insertion, with an old → new preview first.
• Safety controls: scans and reports file count, size, category distribution, and conflicts; asks for confirmation with Execute, Dry run, Customize, or Cancel; renames incoming collisions as _1, _2; skips locked or hidden files and reports them.

Where It Fits

It works well for routine developer, ops, and file-management directories where downloads, assets, docs, and code are mixed together. It should not be assumed to handle system directories, permission-sensitive paths, hidden files, or automatic overwrites. Deduplication, renaming, and bulk moves depend on user confirmation. For large sets of locked files, complex symlinks, or business-specific classification rules, run a Dry run first and customize the mappings.