jwasl/file-organizer

Simple python script that organizes files in a given directory based on their file extension

File Organizer

This file organizer is a Python script that will organize files in a chosen directory based on their file extensions. It will scan the target directory, identify files with specifice extensions and move them to the corresponding folders based on the file type.

Features

Prompts user to select a directory to organize (No need to input path using text).
Loads file extension to folder name mappings from a JSON file.
Organize files in selected directory based on their extension.
Create destination folders if they don't already exist.
Move files to their respective folders.

Usage

1. Ensure you have Python 3.x installed and required dependencies

2. Prepare the JSON file with the file extension to folder name mappings with the following format:

{
    ".ext1:" "Folder1",
    ".ext2:" "Folder2",
    ".ext3:" "Folder3"
}

3. Run the 'organize_files.py' script. You will be prompted to select a directory to organize.

4. After selecting the directory, the script will load the extensions mappings from the JSON file and organize accordingly. Note: Make sure you have appropriate permissions as the script will move files into folders within the directory.

Customization

You can modify the extensions_map.JSON to add or remove entries. I have included some of the more common file types and some folders to put them in already.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute it as per the license terms.