[SOLVED] Any way I can sort through this messy pile?

[nbartolo7]

Is there any way I can sort through many folders to find just pictures? instead of having to check all of them one by one? It's like 1000 folders.

I tried searching for ".jpg" for example, but it also grabs me some .json files for some reason, which means I cannot select all and cut paste it out of there. Maybe isolate the json files?

 

[TerryLaze]

Everything search engine is great for that, ALT+p will even enable preview.

voidtools

www.voidtools.com

 

[hotaru.hino]

You can probably sort what search found by file type. You just can't use CTRL + A to drag everything out.

 

[Lafong]

Everything search engine is great for that, ALT+p will even enable preview.

voidtools

www.voidtools.com

Nbartolo:

Do what Terry suggests. It is dynamite.

It just found over 58,000 jpegs on my hard drive in 1 second flat.

Sortable by file name or sortable by directory by clicking at the top of the results columns. You can copy files direct from the results window to some other destination with a simple highlight/copy/paste.

It works strictly on file names, so:

Searching for el will find all files with that text string in the file name....elvis, travel, elvira, delta, element, and so on.

 

[SamNYC]

Is there any way I can sort through many folders to find just pictures? instead of having to check all of them one by one? It's like 1000 folders.

I tried searching for ".jpg" for example, but it also grabs me some .json files for some reason, which means I cannot select all and cut paste it out of there. Maybe isolate the json files?

Not sure why you got .json in the results. Have you tried putting quotes around ".jpg"? That usually tightens the search. You can also add "-json" (without quotes) to the search to omit anything with "json."

If that doesn't eliminate non-JPGs, first do the search, as you've done. Then make sure you're in Details view mode, where there are headings on top. Click on the "Type" heading. That should sort the files according to type, allowing you to easily isolate the JPGs.

You can also use the Group By function to have the file types neatly separated.

At this point, you can highlight all the JPGs with your cursor, and copy/move them as necessary.

That's how I'd do it in File Explorer. But if you use a third party file manager, you'll likely have many more options that make the task easier.

 

[nbartolo7]

Not sure why you got .json in the results.

Because these are files recovered from a drive with Recuva.

 

[USAFRet]

Because these are files recovered from a drive with Recuva.

And a lot of that will be file fragments, not fully working jpg pictures.

 

[nbartolo7]

And a lot of that will be file fragments, not fully working jpg pictures.

Actually, the json files seem to be from metadata from google. So, it's probably a google photos export.

 

[nbartolo7]

And a lot of that will be file fragments, not fully working jpg pictures.

Quick question though, is there any way I can know which of these many folders has info on it? Properties of the folder that contains all these folders tells me that I have 838 folders but 8 files. Is there a way to find the folders who have those 8 files without opening each one?

 

[USAFRet]

Quick question though, is there any way I can know which of these many folders has info on it? Properties of the folder that contains all these folders tells me that I have 838 folders but 8 files. Is there a way to find the folders who have those 8 files without opening each one?

Install and run either WinDirStat, or WizTree.

Run as Administrator, selecting only the drive in question.
Post a screencap here.

 

[nbartolo7]

Install and run either WinDirStat, or WizTree.

Run as Administrator, selecting only the drive in question.
Post a screencap here.

Installed windirstat but didn't create desktop icon, and now I cannot seem to find the app when i search for it in startmenu. Only install exe appears

 

[USAFRet]

Installed windirstat but didn't create desktop icon, and now I cannot seem to find the app when i search for it in startmenu. Only install exe appears

WIN+S - type in WinDirStat...
Assuming you actually installed the application, it will appear.

 

[nbartolo7]

WIN+S - type in WinDirStat...
Assuming you actually installed the application, it will appear.

Like I said, only the setup exe file appears

 

[USAFRet]

Like I said, only the setup exe file appears

Then you did not install it properly.

 

[nbartolo7]

Then you did not install it properly.

So, should I reinstall? What happens when you reinstall a program you already installed? Nothing? Or it doubles it and can create buggy issues?

 

[USAFRet]

So, should I reinstall? What happens when you reinstall a program you already installed? Nothing? Or it doubles it and can create buggy issues?

Yes, just reinstall it.

It will probably just install over top of what you may or may not have done before.

 

[nbartolo7]

Yes, just reinstall it.

It will probably just install over top of what you may or may not have done before.

Thanks. Everything worked. Found the files. 👍