| Title: | TodayFolder |
| Version: | 0.5 |
| Blurb: | Do you hate being organised?, does your desktop fill up with clutter by the end of the day? |
| Function: | Collect all files on desktop and move to a folder named with today's date, located in user's Documents directory. |
| Platform: | Mac |
| System Requirements: | OS X 10.6 |
| Download: | TodayFolder 0.5.dmg.zip (390 KB) |
| Credits: | Icon contributed by Dave Smith |
| Instructions: | Unzip and open disk image, move files to Applications. |
Old versions
0.4 TodayFolder 0.4.dmg.zip (990 KB)
0.3 TodayFolder 0.3.dmg.zip (990 KB)
0.2 TodayFolder 0.2.dmg.zip (990 KB)
How it works:
The purpose of TodayFolder is to empty the Desktop of files, creating a folder based on the current date, and moving all the files there. You have the choice of a user-interface version or one that runs only in the background. The advantage of the user-interface version is that you can see the progress as the program is performing its task. Click on 'Clear my desktop...' to begin moving files. The 'no-GUI' version simply runs, completes moving files and exits without even prompting you.
A folder for today is created with the format 'January 1 2011'. By default this is placed in your Documents folder under the current user's home directory. However, if you are running the user-interface version, a different destination can be specified by choosing the Preferences menu item (located under the TodayFolder menu). This shows a dialog box, clicking on 'Choose' lets you pick a folder. The only limitations are that you must have permission to write to that folder and you cannot specify the Desktop as your destination folder.
Under preferences a list of exceptions can be added. These files will not be moved and will remain on the desktop.
Notes:
- If you specify a destination folder other than Documents in the user-interface preferences, this will automatically be used when running the no-GUI version of the application. Any file or folder exceptions chosen under preferences will also be adhered to.
- When moving files, if a file already exists in the destination folder, it will be over-written. You should make sure you make a separate copy of any files for which you want to keep multiple versions.