File Organizer using Python

This is a simple Python script that organizes files in a specified folder by their file extensions. It's useful for keeping your directories clean and easy to navigate.

What It Does

The script scans all the files in a given directory and moves them into subfolders based on their file types (e.g., .jpg files into a folder named jpg, .pdf into pdf, etc.).

How It Works

1. Lists all items in the source directory.
2. Ignores any subdirectories (works only on files).
3. Extracts the file extension of each file.
4. Creates a new folder for each extension (if not already present).
5. Moves the file into the corresponding folder.

Example

If your folder contains: snackBOT/ ├── image1.png ├── doc1.pdf ├── music.mp3 ├── archive.zip

After running the script, it becomes: snackBOT/ ├── png/ │ └── image1.png ├── pdf/ │ └── doc1.pdf ├── mp3/ │ └── music.mp3 ├── zip/ │ └── archive.zip

How to Use

1. Change the source_file path in the script to your folder path:

   source_file = "D:\\PROJECTS\\LOGO\\snackBOT"

2. Run the script: python file_organizer.py

Requirements

Python 3.x

No external libraries needed (uses os and shutil)

Disclaimer

Make sure to backup your files before running the script, especially if the folder contains important or system files.

Author

Made by Suman Gouda as a part of learning Python and automating basic file tasks.