Have you ever written a Windows script that would check a folder every so often and then move files from that folder to another location? For IT people, this is a common task, such as moving log files or copying data from an FTP folder on one server to another.
Even for normal computer users, this can be very useful. For example, wouldn’t it be cool if you could have all of your downloads from your Internet browser automatically moved into different locations depending on the file type? So if you download a PDF file, it can be moved to a folder where you store documents or if it’s a video, it can be moved to My Videos automatically!
Download Mover is a really cool app that does just that! It will check one or more folders on your hard drive at regular intervals and moves the files inside those folders to another location that you specify based on the file type.
Even for normal computer users, this can be very useful. For example, wouldn’t it be cool if you could have all of your downloads from your Internet browser automatically moved into different locations depending on the file type? So if you download a PDF file, it can be moved to a folder where you store documents or if it’s a video, it can be moved to My Videos automatically!
Download Mover is a really cool app that does just that! It will check one or more folders on your hard drive at regular intervals and moves the files inside those folders to another location that you specify based on the file type.
There is a program called FileMove Lite that will also automatically move files at scheduled times between folders, but the only problem is that it had no option to filter. So it would move ALL files from one folder to another, regardless of file type.
Download Mover has the added benefit of being able to move different types of files to different target folders or to not move certain file types at all.
Download Mover has the added benefit of being able to move different types of files to different target folders or to not move certain file types at all.
As you can see from the screen shot, the program has a decent number of features. The top combo box has a list of all the directories that are being watched. Choose one or create a new directory to watch and then you can configure the settings below.
Click new to add a file extension and the target folder to move the files too. You can add as many file extensions as you like for each watched directory. At the bottom you can set the interval for the file checking and whether or not you want to show a confirmation or error message every time a file is moved.
The program, unfortunately, is no longer supported by the developer, but works really well on XP. I have not tried it on Vista, but I think it will still work. Overall, it’s a great program that can be used by anyone without having to write any kind of Windows scripts.
If you use only Firefox, you can install the Download Sort add-on that does the same thing, but just with Firefox downloads. If you are on a Mac, check out a program called Hazel that allows you to create folder actions on a Mac.
Click new to add a file extension and the target folder to move the files too. You can add as many file extensions as you like for each watched directory. At the bottom you can set the interval for the file checking and whether or not you want to show a confirmation or error message every time a file is moved.
The program, unfortunately, is no longer supported by the developer, but works really well on XP. I have not tried it on Vista, but I think it will still work. Overall, it’s a great program that can be used by anyone without having to write any kind of Windows scripts.
If you use only Firefox, you can install the Download Sort add-on that does the same thing, but just with Firefox downloads. If you are on a Mac, check out a program called Hazel that allows you to create folder actions on a Mac.
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