Automatically sort downloads to custom locations on macOS
Using Automator in macOS, this script will sort your downloads based on given file name keywords and patterns.
In your home directory, clone this repository. Then execute the following.
mv Download-Sorter .download_sorter
cd .download_sorter
touch key
Within the key file, add your criteria for sorting.
On a single line you must have:
- one or more keywords or patterns
- the full path (including the final "/") of the directory to move files to
If a file name has one of the keywords or patterns in it, it will automatically be moved to the folder from that line.
Finally, open Download-Sorter.workflow with Automator Installer, and follow the prompts.
I found myself wanting to automatically put all of my lectures for classes in their corresponding folders. Below you can see all files with the keyword "CS3003" in the name will be moved to the listed folder.
CS3003 /Users/bstarcheus/UC/2020-Summer/ProgramLang/
I could also sort all .zip files and files that have the word "report" to my desktop.
*.zip report /Users/bstarcheus/Desktop/