PC File Organization

The Problem

Files on a personal PC often end up scattered by creation time or app defaults, so finding the right version requires repeated searching. Missing order in names, mixed revisions, and over-nested folders increase lookup and backup friction. This skill turns numeric prefixes, date suffixes, two-level flat structure, and usage-based categories into a clear method you can explain or execute.

How It Works

• Methodology: Uses references/methodology.md to explain the eight root categories from 01 Work to 08 Archive, naming rules, and category boundaries.
• Scaffolding: scaffold_structure.py creates missing folders in a specified root without moving or deleting existing files.
• Bulk Naming: add_prefix.py adds fixed-width numeric prefixes; add_date_suffix.py appends _YYYYMMDD before the file extension.
• Safe Execution: Scripts default to DRY-RUN; actual changes require explicit --apply, so users can review before and after states first.

Boundaries

It is suitable for a personal drive, project drive, or specified directory. It does not target Desktop, Downloads, or Documents unless explicitly requested. Deletion and “decluttering” must be done manually by the user; batch renaming should be done in small batches to avoid changing too many paths at once.