Download File Cleanup

How many times can you say the word download in one post.

This code sorts the download folder into several directories with all downloaded files currently within the downloads folder.

Make sure to replace “path_to_your_downloads_folder” with the actual path to your Downloads folder before running the script. Also, feel free to modify the folder_mapping dictionary to include additional file extensions and corresponding folder names as needed.

import os
import shutil


def sort_downloads_folder(downloads_folder_path):
    # Dictionary to map file extensions to folder names
    folder_mapping = {
        '.txt': 'documents',
        '.pdf': 'pdf',
        '.png': 'images',
        '.jpg': 'images',
        '.jpeg': 'images',
        '.heic': 'images',
        '.mov': 'video_audio',
        '.docx': 'documents',
        '.xlsx': 'documents',
        '.3mf': 'printing',
        '.stl': 'printing',
        '.obj': 'printing',
        '.gcode': 'printing',
        '.bgcode': 'printing',
        '.zip': 'compressed',
        '.dmg': 'apps',
        '.iso': 'apps',
        '.7z': 'compressed',
        # Add more file extensions and corresponding folder names as needed
    }

    # Create folders if they don't exist
    for folder_name in folder_mapping.values():
        folder_path = os.path.join(downloads_folder_path, folder_name)
        if not os.path.exists(folder_path):
            os.makedirs(folder_path)

    # Iterate through files in Downloads folder
    for filename in os.listdir(downloads_folder_path):
        if filename != 'sorted_files':  # Skip the folder if it already exists
            file_path = os.path.join(downloads_folder_path, filename)
            if os.path.isfile(file_path):  # Check if it's a file
                file_extension = os.path.splitext(filename)[1].lower()  # Get file extension
                if file_extension in folder_mapping:  # Check if extension is in mapping
                    destination_folder = folder_mapping[file_extension]
                    destination_path = os.path.join(downloads_folder_path, destination_folder)
                    shutil.move(file_path, destination_path)  # Move the file to corresponding folder


if __name__ == "__main__":
    downloads_folder_path = "path_to_your_downloads_folder"  # Replace with your Downloads folder path
    sort_downloads_folder(downloads_folder_path) # Replace with your Downloads folder path
    print("Files sorted successfully!")

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