Automator: Move files into new subfolder based on file's name
Solution 1:
I had a similar question and with the help of wch1zpink came up with this solution. In automator:
- create a new workflow
- add get selected finder items
- add run applescript
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replace the script with this:
tell application "Finder" set selectedFiles to selection as alias list set containingFolder to container of item 1 of selectedFiles as alias repeat with i from 1 to count of selectedFiles set thisItem to item i of selectedFiles set fileName to (text items 1 thru -5) of (name of thisItem as text) as string move thisItem to (make new folder at containingFolder ¬ with properties {name:fileName}) end repeat end tell