Is there software that will organize files and folders? [closed]

Solution 1:

belvedere might be part of the answer - it scans set directories, and organises them based on a set of user-created rules

Solution 2:

Hazel for OS X does most of what you want. For the rest, you can invoke AppleScripts, Automator workflows and shell scripts. Or just use Folder Actions.

From the sample rules:

Available criteria:

Other… are the same as the Spotlight search criteria, I think.

Actions:

Solution 3:

This Lifehacker article references some good practices (besides belvedere and hazel) to keeping your file system clean and organized...

How to Automatically Clean and Organize Your Desktop, Downloads, and Other Folders

Some other helpful links:

Getting To Done: Spring Clean-out 2: The Digital Version
Geek to Live: Organizing “My Documents”

Also consider browsing the Lifehacker tags #filestorage and organization.

Solution 4:

Just ran across Tabbles.

Tabbles, available as an installation or a portable app, acts as its own kind of Explorer window, providing icon-adorned "Tabbles" for dragging files onto, and pulling them from. Doing so doesn't make a new copy or move the file or folder; it simply assigns that file to the project, assignment, or however you think to organize your stuff. When you access files inside their "Tabbles," you'll see the other categories they're tagged into, and get quick access to its actual file location, too.

Quote from Lifehacker - Tabbles Tags and Groups Your Files with Virtual Folders.