file_organizer_pro

changes

• implemented a new gui mode selector with 3 optimization modes
• added “other” folder for unrecognized file types
• created moveother() and moveothercached() handlers
• updated all 3 organizer modes to handle “other” files
• compiled both scripts (main + app)

this will be my final devlog and there will be no updates on this project on flavortownn….
thanks to all

Changelog

• Update demo in README.md (1ce4884)
• Implement GUI mode selector and add other folder (a41401b)

this update includes fallback instructions as many users were facing the problem launching the app i.e
xattr -cr "/path/to/DownloadsFolderOrganizerPro.app" also if the system fails the user can directly copy the scpt file and paste it into applescript and run it.
lastly the file types are also updated in this update including many file types as in the image.
also the version is released in the releases in github as v1.0.0
also applescript sucks😭.

Changelog

• add fallback instructions (dadbfb1)
• Add troubleshooting steps (da08788)
• Enhance file type support . (e84b23e)

built a mac-only applescript downloads organizer with three modes: baseline loop, batch move optimization, and batch plus caching using ~/Library/Preferences/OrganizerCache.txt. it auto-creates category folders, logs actions to ~/Desktop/OrganizerLog.txt, shows runtime and moved-count, and runs as a stay-open app every 5 minutes via on idle.

Changelog

• made an app version and implement idle thing (27c7c65)

implemented caching in the main organizer app and confirmed it compiles.

what changed

• added organizeBatchWithCache to run batch moves with cache checks.
• added moveBatchCached to skip files already processed.
• added loadCache and saveCache handlers.
• cache path now used: ~/Library/Preferences/OrganizerCache.txt.
• kept baseline and batch-no-cache paths for comparison.

validation done

• compile check passed.
• cache handlers verified in the main script.

expected performance impact

• first run: similar to batch mode while cache warms up.
• second run: significantly faster because already-processed files are skipped.
• target: repeat run near or under 1 second when no new downloads are present.

next step

run baseline, batch, and cache+batch back-to-back and record runtime, apple events, and memory in README.

Changelog

• add cache organization script (69964b5)

progress

• implemented baseline organizer (organizebaseline) using a file-by-file loop.
• implemented batch organizer (organizebatchnocache) using grouped finder moves.
• added auto-folder creation and logging to ~/desktop/organizerlog.txt.
• fixed major script errors and validated compile.

compile check used:
osacompile -o /tmp/organizerbaseline.app organizerbaseline.scpt

optimization focus

1. batch apple events: reduced finder calls by moving file groups instead of single files.
2. caching (next): planned cache at ~/library/preferences/organizercache.txt to skip already processed files.

early results (draft)

• baseline: ~8.4s
• batch: ~3.1s
• target with cache on repeat run: <1.0s

next steps

1. add cache read/write and skip logic.
2. add stay-open on idle (5-minute interval).
3. record final runtime, apple events, and memory metrics in readme.

Changelog

• implement script with batch processing and logging features (2ed2f28)
• started working on script (a2df314)

Changelog

• started working on script (a2df314)
• Initial commit (4ef2c92)

this is my first devlogging. i am making a file organizer for mac devices which is optimized and can be done from applescript. i am using Xcode for the file editing and started designing the script