The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/FreeSpirited2023 on 2024-12-31 07:42:04.

I’ve got hundreds of GBs of downloaded stuff on my laptop—movies, videos, documents, images, RAR files, EXEs, you name it.

Being lazy about organizing, I only bother sorting them into folders every two years.

When I do, I make separate folders like “Softwares” for software, “Documents” for various kinds of docs, and so on, but it takes forever and is a huge effort.

Then, the files and folders just sit there for 3–4 years until I eventually delete everything to free up space.

After that, I end up re-downloading whatever I need, and the cycle repeats.

This has been my routine for over 20 years.

Now, I’m desperate to find a faster, easier way to organize all my downloads efficiently.

Any ideas?

Update:

Thank you all for your suggestions.

I have decided to try two softwares, ‘Easy File Organizer’ and ‘File Juggler,’ first.

If I don’t like them, both u/Maktesh and u/NZSheeps suggestions seem to fit the bill.