# PowerShell script to organize files into date-based folders
# Creates folders in format: YYYY-MM-DD
# Set the source directory (current directory by default)
$sourceDirectory = Get-Location
# Get all files in the source directory
$files = Get-ChildItem -Path $sourceDirectory -File
Write-Host "Starting file organization..." -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Source directory: $sourceDirectory" -ForegroundColor Yellow
foreach ($file in $files) {
try {
# Get the file's creation date and format it as YYYY-MM-DD
#$fileDate = $file.CreationTime
$fileDate = $file.LastWriteTime
$folderName = $fileDate.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
# Create the target folder path
$targetFolder = Join-Path -Path $sourceDirectory -ChildPath $folderName
# Create the folder if it doesn't exist
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $targetFolder)) {
New-Item -Path $targetFolder -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
Write-Host "Created folder: $folderName" -ForegroundColor Cyan
}
# Move the file to the target folder
$targetPath = Join-Path -Path $targetFolder -ChildPath $file.Name
# Check if file already exists in target location
if (Test-Path -Path $targetPath) {
Write-Host "File already exists in target: $($file.Name) -> $folderName" -ForegroundColor Yellow
} else {
Move-Item -Path $file.FullName -Destination $targetPath
Write-Host "Moved: $($file.Name) -> $folderName" -ForegroundColor Green
}
} catch {
Write-Host "Error processing file $($file.Name): $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red
}
}
Write-Host "File organization complete!" -ForegroundColor Green
# Display summary of created folders
$createdFolders = Get-ChildItem -Path $sourceDirectory -Directory | Sort-Object Name
Write-Host "`nCreated folders:" -ForegroundColor Yellow
foreach ($folder in $createdFolders) {
$fileCount = (Get-ChildItem -Path $folder.FullName -File).Count
Write-Host " $($folder.Name) ($fileCount files)" -ForegroundColor White
}
