FileCollapser

FileCollapser is a Python project that allows you to collapse to quickly remove all files from a folder structure.

Features

• Folder Collapsing: Move all files inside folder / sub-folders into one.
• Customizable Options: Choose whether to move, copy, delete directories
• Context Menu Integration: embed into File Explorer Context menu

Installation

To use FileCollapser, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/FileCollapser.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd FileCollapser
3. Compile using command pyinstaller main.py --onefile --icon=icon.ico --name==CollapseFolder
4. To install to context menu, Navigate to the project directory: cd FileCollapser in administrator
5. Run CollapseFolder -install

Usage

To collapse folders using FileCollapser, run the following command:

FolderCollapser /path/to/folder

Replace /path/to/folder with the path to a folder you want to collapse.

Arguments

• -install: Install the script into the Windows context menu.
• -move or -m: Move files from the specified directory to its parent directory (default operation).
• -copy or -c: Copy files from the specified directory to its parent directory.
• -delete or -d: Delete directories after moving or copying files.
• -recurse x or -r x: Search subdirectories up to x levels deep and move/copy files.
• -debug: Print detailed information about the operations being performed.
• -help or -h: Display the help message.