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Feature: Auto tagger
What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?
I got this idea from the discord, after someone put a request up for auto deletion. They were a video editor, so this they said, would help them free up some storage. I sent a couple messages in the thread, and eventually I started wondering about instead sort of "autotagging" files as they aged.
It could be set up so that if a file meets certain parameters it could automatically tag it, bringing file sorting to another level. As an example, coming back to the video editors request, after a certain time, it could move the file to a tag saying something like "Unused". After this, (say a month later) it could be moved into a "Sort" tag. Another month, and it could finally be moved into a tag saying "Delete".
Of course, tagging depending on date doesn't need to be the end. It could possibly move its folders depending on the last modification, or even when it was named differently.
I think this would be very useful, and I could see it becoming one of the main reasons people may choose to go with Files.
Thanks!
Requirements
- The file tagger will help sort peoples files by auto tagging them when they meet certain parametres.
- There should be a warning screen displayed if a autotagger is going to tag a lot of files when it is first created.
- This would also mean that people could back out easier.
- It would be necessary for there to be an easy way to mass remove files from tags.
- I might add this in another post, but they way this could be done, is by having a tagging history. This possibly be incorporated in the "ongoing tasks" dropdown. Maybe with a button in it to change views.
- So as not to cause any confusion, the menu would have to revert to it's original ongoing tasks setting every time that the ongoing tasks menu was closed.
Files Version
2.4.40.0
Windows Version
10.0.22621.1413
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Can you fill out the requirements with what will be need to make this work and how it should work please.
@Worgle123 thank you for opening this issue, can you fill out the requirements section on how you expect this feature to be implemented? This will help us get the conversation started and gather feedback from other users.
How do I do that?
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@ Worgle123 ( https://github.com/Worgle123 ) thank you for opening this issue, can you fill out the requirements section on how you expect this feature to be implemented? This will help us get the conversation started and gather feedback from other users.
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@Worgle123 you can edit the description from this flyout. I recommend looking at #12044 for an example on how it should be filled out.
K. Thx!
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@ Worgle123 ( https://github.com/Worgle123 ) you can edit the description from this flyout. I recommend looking at #12044 ( https://github.com/files-community/Files/issues/12044 ) for an example on how it should be filled out. image ( https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/39923744/232261385-cc6414e3-1abb-4a75-94f6-aa3bca904df2.png )
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@Worgle123 it's getting there, can you clarify what "it" is in the requirements?
Np :)
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Thank you
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This feature could have an incredible power boost, if we could set up regex expressions, that if matched or not, will apply a selected tag.
This would also encompass, tagging by file type, because that would be included in what the regex would match, being the file name, and extension.
I've also attached a screenshot of power rename, which has an incredibly clean layout, for renaming files. We could change the context to applying a tag instead of renaming. This would happen, when a file is created, modified, or moved into the folder.
For sure. I agree.
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On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 07:19:43, Kyle Davis < @.*** > wrote:
This feature could have an incredible usability boost, if we could set up regex expressions, that if matched or not, will apply a selected tag.
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This feature could have an incredible power boost, if we could set up regex expressions, that if matched or not, will apply a selected tag.
This would also encompass, tagging by file type, because that would be included in what the regex would match, being the file name, and extension.
I've also attached a screenshot of power rename, which has an incredibly clean layout, for renaming files. We could change the context to applying a tag instead of renaming. This would happen, when a file is created, modified, or moved into the folder.
Epic idea.
Where do tags even live, NTFS directory metadata? Is this where ITTT grafts onto our heroes' filemanager? Maybe there's an appropriate i18n way to play Soundgarden's chorus 'Blow up/The outside world' when the task worker for this feature runs for more than 20 seconds (and perhaps a telemetry or log event.)
Imagine, though, IFTTT integration… I can already think of some CRAZY automations you could make. If files had profiles (another idea) it could automatically switch to one depending on location!