Note

This is a legacy Windows/PowerShell project from my previous Windows setup.

I currently use Arch Linux as my main development environment, so this repository is no longer actively maintained.

powershell-file-toolkit

A PowerShell toolkit for organizing, scanning, cleaning, and checking files in a folder.

Features

• Organize files by extension
• Scan folders and show file statistics
• Find duplicate files by SHA256 hash
• Move duplicates into a safe folder
• Find empty folders
• Remove empty folders only when requested
• Export reports
• Use a JSON config file
• Run from PowerShell or from a batch menu

Usage

Preview organization:

.\scripts\Organize-Folder.ps1 -DryRun

Organize default folder:

.\scripts\Organize-Folder.ps1

Scan folder:

.\scripts\Scan-Folder.ps1

Scan recursively:

.\scripts\Scan-Folder.ps1 -Recurse

Export scan report:

.\scripts\Scan-Folder.ps1 -Recurse -Export

Find duplicates:

.\scripts\Find-Duplicates.ps1 -Recurse

Preview moving duplicates:

.\scripts\Find-Duplicates.ps1 -Recurse -MoveDuplicates -DryRun

Move duplicates:

.\scripts\Find-Duplicates.ps1 -Recurse -MoveDuplicates

Preview empty folders:

.\scripts\Clean-EmptyFolders.ps1 -Recurse

Remove empty folders:

.\scripts\Clean-EmptyFolders.ps1 -Recurse -Clean

Batch menu

Run:

toolkit.bat

Configuration

Edit:

config\toolkit.json

Default folder:

%USERPROFILE%\Downloads

Structure

powershell-file-toolkit
|-- config
|   `-- toolkit.json
|-- reports
|   `-- .gitkeep
|-- scripts
|   |-- Clean-EmptyFolders.ps1
|   |-- Find-Duplicates.ps1
|   |-- Organize-Folder.ps1
|   `-- Scan-Folder.ps1
|-- toolkit.bat
|-- .gitignore
`-- README.md