How to organize a messy folder by file type or date

Use KeyRoutines' Organize folder step on the folder and choose to sort by type, extension or date. Start it with a Hotkey trigger or the Every … trigger, and add your own rules such as .psd files to a Design folder.

Steps

1. 1

   Choose a trigger

   Add a Hotkey trigger to run it when you like, or Every … with 1 day to keep it tidy.

2. 2

   Organize the folder

   Add Organize folder, pick the folder and set By to type, extension or date.

3. 3

   Pick the date format

   For date, set the folder name format, such as yyyy-MM for a folder per month.

4. 4

   Keep it in one place

   Set Into to a folder such as Sorted, so new files arriving at the top level are easy to spot.

Tips

• Your own rules (extensions to folder) are checked before the type or date sorting.
• Try it once with Preview run to see what would move before anything does.