Organize folder

Clean up a messy folder in one click.

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Organizing photos by date and location

Choose Organize folder > Photos. The default filename includes date, location, people and the original filename; the default placement is a Date\Location folder structure. Review both patterns in Settings > Organize Folder. GPS place names are resolved offline; missing GPS data means no GPS-derived location. People names come from photo metadata, not a new recognition pass. Try the workflow on a sample folder.

Organizing a folder

Right-click a folder (or right-click empty space inside it) and choose Organize folder > By file type. The files directly inside that folder are sorted into category subfolders like Images, Documents, Videos, Music, Archives, and Programs.

Organize folder submenu with By file type selected
Right-click an empty area of a folder to reach Organize folder. This capture shows By file type; photo organization uses the Photos option in current versions. View full-size screenshot.

What gets left alone

Existing subfolders, shortcuts, hidden and system files, and files needed by Windows or Productivity Plus Pack itself are never moved — only your top-level files are sorted, and nothing is touched recursively inside subfolders.

Undoing an organize

Right-click the folder again and choose Undo last organize to reverse the previous operation. Check the result if files have since been moved, changed or replaced. This option only appears after you've organized that folder at least once.

Turning it off

If you don't want the Organize folder entry in your context menu, you can turn it off in the Settings app.

Organize music

Use music metadata

Yes. Choose Organize folder > Music to rename and arrange supported audio files using their metadata. Set separate naming and placement patterns in Settings, using fields such as artist, album artist, album, track number, title, disc, year and genre.

Choose a naming pattern

Open Organize Folder in Settings and edit the Music naming and placement patterns. The defaults use album artist and album for folders, then track number and title for filenames. Review the preview, especially for files with incomplete metadata.

Organize music by artist, album and track

Organize folder Music settings showing naming and placement patterns and a full path preview
Preview how music tags become folders and filenames. This example places tracks under album artist and album, then names them by track number and title. View full-size screenshot.