Finding folders on PC with fewer than five files inside

King Mustard · Oct 31, 2023

Is this possible?

OAT · Oct 31, 2023

King Mustard said:
Is this possible?

Of course, using the command line and outputting to a file but why?

King Mustard · Oct 31, 2023

OAT said:
Of course, using the command line and outputting to a file but why?

A family member has a massive photos directory that contains hundreds of folders, each containing images.

She wants to tidy the directory by only keeping folders that have five or more images in them.

For folders with less than five images inside, she wants to move those images to the root then delete the folders, but I can do those manually once we identify the folders in question.

OAT · Oct 31, 2023

King Mustard said:
A family member has a massive photos directory that contains hundreds of folders, each containing images.

She wants to tidy the directory by only keeping folders that have five or more images in them.

For folders with less than five images inside, she wants to move those images to the root then delete the folders, but I can do those manually once we identify the folders in question.

This can be done thru a script that would require time and testing.
How are your scripting skills?

I am unaware of any utilities that could handle something that specific.
Others might chime in.

Finding folders on PC with fewer than five files inside

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