Create a script to bulk move files

Here’s a Python script that lets you bulk move files from one directory to another. This version includes options for filtering by file extension and creating the destination folder if it doesn’t exist:

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import os
import shutil

def bulk_move_files(source_dir, destination_dir, file_extension=None):
    """
    Moves all files from source_dir to destination_dir.
    If file_extension is provided, only files with that extension will be moved.
    """
    if not os.path.exists(source_dir):
        print(f"Source directory '{source_dir}' does not exist.")
        return

    if not os.path.exists(destination_dir):
        os.makedirs(destination_dir)
        print(f"Created destination directory '{destination_dir}'.")

    files_moved = 0

    for filename in os.listdir(source_dir):
        source_file = os.path.join(source_dir, filename)
        if os.path.isfile(source_file):
            if file_extension:
                if not filename.endswith(file_extension):
                    continue
            destination_file = os.path.join(destination_dir, filename)
            shutil.move(source_file, destination_file)
            files_moved += 1

    print(f"Moved {files_moved} file(s) from '{source_dir}' to '{destination_dir}'.")

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    source = "/path/to/source"
    destination = "/path/to/destination"
    extension = ".txt"  # Set to None to move all files, or ".jpg", ".pdf", etc.

    bulk_move_files(source, destination, extension)

How to Use

1. Replace "/path/to/source" with your source directory.

2. Replace "/path/to/destination" with your target directory.

3. Set extension to the desired file extension (e.g., .png) or None to move all files.

Let me know if you want a command-line version or integration with a GUI.