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11.06.2007 at 07:02AM PST, ID: 22941877
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Apple OS X Leopard, Move (or copy) and rename files to "creation date" destination folders

Asked by billymcqueary in AppleScript, Apple Software, Mac OS X

Tags: leopard, rename, files, applescript

I'm brand new to OS X and was looking at some way to automate a few tasks. I haven't ever used AppleScript before. I have a source folder that has a large number of raw video files in it. What I'm wanting to do is have some way to automate organizing these files.

I would like for the sequentially numbered (#####.MTS) files to be moved (or copied) to a destination folder with subfolders matching the creation date of each file. So all .MTS files created on Oct 3, 2007 would be put in "\DESTINATION\20071003", etc. A bonus would be to have the file renamed to match the date/time stamp after it's moved over. So 12345.MTS (created on oct 3, 2007 at 8:30pm) would be renamed 20071003203000.mts in "\DESTINATION\20071003".Start Free Trial
[+][-]11.06.2007 at 11:44AM PST, ID: 20226900

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Zones: AppleScript, Apple Software, Mac OS X
Tags: leopard, rename, files, applescript
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