◆ [Date updated: 2024/06/20(Thu) 03:52:48]
　■i have over 15000 unsorted images in my computer (´ー`)
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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
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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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　│├■...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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　│└■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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　└■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