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FolderOrg is an AppleScript Folder Action that is organizes files and folders by moving them into dated subfolders. This is helpful in keeping files and folders organized by the day they were added, not created or modified.

I use this for my downloads folder, where I would like to keep a days downloads grouped together.It works well for drop boxes, the Documents folders, and event the Desktop folder!

Here is a picture of how it organizes my Downloads folder:

 

  
News
August 24, 2005
 

FolderOrg 1.2 reviewed by My Mac Blog.

"FolderOrg is a neat little AppleScript action written for a specific purpose, and many will find it to be very useful."
August 10, 2005
 

FolderOrg 1.2 recieves a 4 mouse rating by MacWorld!

FolderOrg has received a 4 mouse rating and is listed in the "50 Mac Gems" article in the September 2005 issue of MacWorld!
March 8, 2005
  FolderOrg 1.2 released!

FolderOrg 1.2 is much faster and has more useful features added:

  • Renamed FolderOrg from FolderOrg X. OS 9 is long gone and is no longer supported, so no need for the distinction.
  • Better compatibility with Safari download files with the .download extension
  • Opening FolderOrg from the Finder will allow the user to set some preferences
    • Option to open the dated subfolder in the Finder when an item is added
    • Option to activate (bring to front) the Finder when an item is added
    • Option to set the modification date for the added item to the date andtime the item was added
  • Can operate as a 'helper app'; can be set as a post-processing app. Might be useful for FireFox/Camino and other apps that allow post processing of files.
  • Much faster performance; many file operations performed with UNIX shell instead of the Finder

Click here to download!

February 20, 2004
  FolderOrg X Mentioned on Mac OS X Hints!

A hack for FolderOrg X 1.1 was mentioned today on one of my favorite and most useful Mac websites, Mac OS X Hints. I happy that my fellow Mac Users are finding this small tool useful!

February 11, 2004
  FolderOrg X 1.1 Released

FolderOrg X 1.1 is released today.

  • Compatible with Safari 1.2 (v125) download files
  • Now works with folders, in addition to individual files
  • Allows custom icons to be added to the parent folder

    Click here to download FolderOrg X 1.1.

    • FolderOrg X Not Compatible with FileVault

    Because of the way Mac OS X 10.3 Panther treats FileVault home directories and AppleScript's ignorance of this case, FolderOrg X is not compatible with FileVault. This should be resolved when Apple addresses this bug.

    February 5, 2004
      FolderOrg X 1.0 is not compatible with Safari 1.2 (v125)

    FolderOrg X does not handle Safari download files correctly. Downloaded files may be corrupted. Download to another folder or turn off FolderOrg X until an update is posted.

    An update to FolderOrg X will be posted in the next couple of days.
    October 26, 2003
     

    FolderOrg is Mac OS X 10.3 Compatible!


    The current release of FolderOrgX is compatible with Panther.

    October 24, 2002
     

    FolderOrg for Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar Released!


    Now Jaguar supports folder actions, I have release the OS X version! Folder action in OS X work better than in OS 9 because the folder does not have to be open for actions to be initiated!
       

     

     

    		  
         
    Download

    FolderOrg 1.2 (disk image) 224KB

    		  
    Contact DougEverly@mac.com  
    Links

    Documentation on Folder Actions is available from Apple here:
    http://www.apple.com/applescript/folder_actions/

    Documentation on Script Menu is available from Apple here:
    http://www.apple.com/applescript/script_menu/