◆ [Date updated: 2024/06/20(Thu) 03:52:48]
　■i have over 15000 unsorted images in my computer (´ー`)
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　├■i used t o be in the same boat
　││over 20k
　││i fucking deleted them all
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　││just do it. you never look at them
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　│└■I am also in a similar conundrum. Most images I manage to categorize 
　│　　into different folders (one of them is a massive wallpaper folder), but 
　│　　I usually throw unsorted stuff into the default Saved Images, or leave 
　│　　them to rot in my Downloads.
　│　　It's lazy, but one of these days I'll get around to sorting them out. 
　│　　...Eventually
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　├■get to work lol
　││move a few at a time every day and name/sort them ヽ(´∇`)ノ
　││I'm in a similar situation, I have to do that for like 10k pics
　││I'm being lazier and just naming them as I see them, although I wish my image viewer made this less hassle
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　│├■with time i think i will be able to name them all, i have the unique problem where i don't know how to classify some
　│││of them because some of them could fit in 2 or more folders (for example i have a folder for reactions and a folder for
　│││funny stuff and some cat pictures could fit in both)
　│││also i found out i had partially sorted them ages ago so i have a bunch of folders that i have to empty out and re-sort
　│││because they are not descriptive enough (i have a "cool stuff" folder that contains OC, random funny yt videos and
　│││even flash animations) (´ー`)
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　││└■nothing I have is classified like that into folders, it's way too much
　││　　effort
　││　　although if you're HARDCORE (and on Linux), you could symlink files into
　││　　those folders, so you have one copy of the file showing up in two
　││　　folders
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　││　　sorting files like that would be more important on Linux too since I
　││　　don't know of any Linux file manager that deals with like tens of
　││　　thousands of files in a folder that well, they ALL suck compared to
　││　　Windows Explorer lol
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　││　　but on Windows, genuinely don't bother lmao ヽ(´∇`)ノ
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　│└■...shit. I lied, there are like 61k images here. (ﾟーﾟ)
　│　│I just got home and actually checked how much was in the folder. It's 
　│　│not 100% unsorted, but...
　│　│It's rough. It's mostly unsorted. I'll probably never finish, but oh 
　│　│well. (´ー`;)
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　│　└■do eetttt.... i finally got around to sorting through my thousands of
　│　　│files and deleting all of the duplicates i had. it took me a couple 
　│　　│weeks on
　│　　│and off of working through them, but eventually i got through it and it
　│　　│feels so good to have my stuff organized and (mostly) named now. it was 
　│　　│a grueling, miserable process, but worth it. pop some music on and it 
　│　　│might help it go by more smoothly.
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　│　　│i know where everything is and can find what i need with minimal effort, 
　│　　│and it's all in "one place" so i don't have to plug in my externals and 
　│　　│go through a bunch of unsorted folders fumbling about helplessly trying 
　│　　│to find what i'm looking for. by "one place" i don't mean in one folder, 
　│　　│but my files aren't all scattered about haphazardly anymore.
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　│　　└■threw together a script to help
　│　　　　pictures with the same character in it, I throw into a folder and add a 
　│　　　　prefix with the script to whatever their existing filename was, then I 
　│　　　　put them back
　│　　　　would keep them in separate folders but it is MUCH more convenient to 
　│　　　　browse through them in one big folder, at least on Windows
　│　　　　I really need to find a Linux file manager that doesn't eat shit on a 
　│　　　　folder with this many items, and I am MUCH too lazy to write my own lmao
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　└■tiem to sort... and if they're all unix file names then good luck 
　　　thinking of names 4 all of them (´∇`)σ