Custom Batch Scripts; Needing Help

[WyattWhiteEagle]

Surely through all these AI response's I can hopefully formulate a working script tailored to my satisfactory.
A question though...(notice the placement of the quotation marks)
Is the syntax

set YourChosenVariable="C:\Path\To\Source/Directory"

and not

set "YourChosenVariable=C:\Path\To\Source\Directory"

 

[WyattWhiteEagle]

AI Response...

To process and clean your directory, create a .bat file in your main folder. This script recursively finds specific file types, moves them to categorized folders until they reach ~100MB, renames duplicates, and removes empty source folders. [1, 2, 3, 4]

The Batch Script
Save the following code as a .bat file (e.g., OrganizeFiles.bat) in the root directory you want to process. [1]

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

:: ==========================================
:: CONFIGURATION
:: ==========================================
:: Add the extensions you want to process, separated by spaces
set "TARGET_EXTS=.mp4 .avi .mkv .mp3 .jpg .png"
set "LIMIT_MB=100"
set /a LIMIT_BYTES=LIMIT_MB * 1024 * 1024

echo Starting file organization process...

:: ==========================================
:: 1. MOVE & SORT FILES
:: ==========================================
for %%E in (%TARGET_EXTS%) do (
    echo Processing extension: %%E
    set "SubDirName=Folder_%%E"
 
    REM Create destination folder
    if not exist "!SubDirName!\" md "!SubDirName!\"
 
    REM Get current size of the destination folder
    set "FolderSize=0"
    for /r "!SubDirName!\" %%A in (*) do set /a FolderSize+=%%~zA

    for /r %%F in (*%%E) do (
        REM Skip files if they are already in the destination folder
        echo "%%F" | findstr /i "!SubDirName!" >nul
        if errorlevel 1 (
            if !FolderSize! LSS %LIMIT_BYTES% (
                call :MoveAndRename "%%F" "!SubDirName!"
                set /a FolderSize+=%%~zF
            )
        )
    )
)

:: ==========================================
:: 2. CLEAN EMPTY FOLDERS
:: ==========================================
echo Cleaning up empty source directories...
for /r /d %%D in (*) do (
    rmdir "%%D" 2>nul
)
echo Done!
pause
exit /b

:: ==========================================
:: SUBROUTINE: HANDLE DUPLICATES & MOVE
:: ==========================================
:MoveAndRename
set "SrcFile=%~1"
set "DestDir=%~2"
set "FileName=%~n1"
set "FileExt=%~x1"

if exist "%DestDir%\%FileName%%FileExt%" (
    echo Duplicate found: %FileName%%FileExt%
    set "Count=1"
    :CheckNext
    if exist "%DestDir%\%FileName%_dup!Count!%FileExt%" (
        set /a Count+=1
        goto CheckNext
    )
    echo Renaming to: %FileName%_dup!Count!%FileExt%
    move "%SrcFile%" "%DestDir%\%FileName%_dup!Count!%FileExt%"
) else (
    move "%SrcFile%" "%DestDir%\"
)
goto :eof

How It Works

1. Extension Filtering: The script loops through a space-separated list of extensions (e.g., .mp4, .jpg). You can edit the TARGET_EXTS variable to add or remove types. [1, 2, 3]
2. Size Limiting: It calculates the size of the target directory in bytes and stops moving files when the total approaches 100MB. [1]
3. Duplicate Handling: If a file of the same name exists, it recursively appends _dup1, _dup2, and so on, preventing files from being overwritten.
4. Directory Cleanup: It uses the rmdir command to recursively delete folder trees, safely removing only those that are empty after files are transferred. [1]

End of AI Response