automator mac move files to new dated folder

Content identification generally better done in applications with albums, tagging, metadata.

Consistent naming convention for sort, index, automation, media growth over time.

Prevents naming conflicts, inconsistencies inherit with content based naming.

Not too many or too few files per folder.

That rationale is not the focus of this post but in short: There are a number of reasons for a date based hierarchy like this.

The above screenshot is from Path Finder which I highly recommend over Finder. The per-month folders are organized in a YYYY/YYYY-MM structure like this:

Optionally further organize, edit photos and their metadata online.

Sync and optionally upload all / some photos online to various services.

Delete media from iPhone in Preview, delete Desktop/camera folder.

Move videos in Desktop/camera to per-month folders under $HOME/Movies (creating folders as needed).

Move photos in Desktop/camera to per-month folders under $HOME/Pictures (creating folders as needed).

Delete unwanted photos in Desktop/camera.

Open Preview, import from iPhone to a Desktop/camera folder.

Connect iPhone to Mac via lightning cable and unlock iPhone.

Every 3 months or so I offload camera roll photos and videos from my iPhone to my Mac.

Automator mac move files to new dated folder