Create a Python bot to clean your desktop

Here’s a Python bot script that automatically organizes and cleans your desktop by moving files into categorized folders based on their extensions:

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import os
import shutil
from datetime import datetime

# Define your desktop path
desktop_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Desktop")

# Define folder categories based on file extensions
file_categories = {
    'Images': ['.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif', '.bmp', '.svg', '.webp'],
    'Documents': ['.pdf', '.doc', '.docx', '.txt', '.xls', '.xlsx', '.ppt', '.pptx'],
    'Archives': ['.zip', '.rar', '.7z', '.tar', '.gz'],
    'Scripts': ['.py', '.js', '.sh', '.bat', '.rb'],
    'Executables': ['.exe', '.msi', '.apk'],
    'Media': ['.mp3', '.mp4', '.wav', '.mkv', '.mov', '.avi'],
    'Others': []
}

# Create category folders if they don't exist
def create_category_folders():
    for category in file_categories:
        folder_path = os.path.join(desktop_path, category)
        if not os.path.exists(folder_path):
            os.makedirs(folder_path)

# Move files to appropriate folders
def clean_desktop():
    files = [f for f in os.listdir(desktop_path) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(desktop_path, f))]
    
    for file_name in files:
        file_path = os.path.join(desktop_path, file_name)
        file_ext = os.path.splitext(file_name)[1].lower()
        moved = False

        for category, extensions in file_categories.items():
            if file_ext in extensions:
                target_folder = os.path.join(desktop_path, category)
                shutil.move(file_path, os.path.join(target_folder, file_name))
                moved = True
                break
        
        if not moved:
            other_folder = os.path.join(desktop_path, 'Others')
            shutil.move(file_path, os.path.join(other_folder, file_name))

# Add timestamped log
def log_cleaning():
    log_path = os.path.join(desktop_path, "cleaning_log.txt")
    with open(log_path, "a") as log_file:
        log_file.write(f"Desktop cleaned at {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}n")

def main():
    create_category_folders()
    clean_desktop()
    log_cleaning()
    print("Desktop cleaning complete.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

How it works:

• It categorizes common file types.

• Creates folders if they don’t exist.

• Moves files based on their extension.

• Logs each clean-up with a timestamp.

You can run this script manually or schedule it using a task scheduler (e.g., Windows Task Scheduler or cron on macOS/Linux). Want help setting it to run automatically?