cluster files in folders by its modified date

[threedot]

How can I move files in folders by its modified date?

[phred]

Drag and drop?

Perhaps I'm missing something, but why would this be different than moving any file(s)?

[highend]

Via scripting?

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    setting "BackgroundFileOps", 0;
    foreach($file, <get SelectedItemsPathNames>, <crlf>, "e") {
        $dst = gpc($file, "path") . "\" . formatdate(property("#date.m", $file), "yyyy-mm-dd");
        moveto $dst, $file, , 2, 2;
    }

[threedot]

I consider to use move to option by "log<datec yyyy-mm-dd>" but it doesn't works like I expected. It don't use each file's modified date, just use first selected file's date modified for entire selected files.

Drag and drop?

Perhaps I'm missing something, but why would this be different than moving any file(s)?

There are several thousand files and can take several days in manual operation.

Via scripting?

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    setting "BackgroundFileOps", 0;
    foreach($file, <get SelectedItemsPathNames>, <crlf>, "e") {
        $dst = gpc($file, "path") . "\" . formatdate(property("#date.m", $file), "yyyy-mm-dd");
        moveto $dst, $file, , 2, 2;
    }

Thank you! I will try it on next phase. I managed it using powershell script currently like below.

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# PowerShell Script to Organize .log Files by Modified Date

param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$FolderPath
)

# Check if the folder exists
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $FolderPath)) {
    Write-Host "The specified folder does not exist. Exiting..." -ForegroundColor Red
    exit
}

# Get all .log files in the folder
$logFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $FolderPath -Filter *.log -File

if ($logFiles.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Host "No .log files found in the specified folder." -ForegroundColor Yellow
    exit
}

# Process each .log file
foreach ($file in $logFiles) {
    # Get the last modified date of the file
    $modifiedDate = $file.LastWriteTime.ToString("\log_yyyy-MM-dd")

    # Create a folder with the modified date if it doesn't exist
    $dateFolder = Join-Path -Path $FolderPath -ChildPath $modifiedDate
    if (-not (Test-Path -Path $dateFolder)) {
        New-Item -Path $dateFolder -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
    }

    # Move the file to the corresponding folder
    $destinationPath = Join-Path -Path $dateFolder -ChildPath $file.Name
    Move-Item -Path $file.FullName -Destination $destinationPath -Force
    Write-Host "Moved '$($file.Name)' to '$($dateFolder)'" -ForegroundColor Green
}

Write-Host "Files successfully organized by modified date." -ForegroundColor Cyan