PowerShell/Docs/copy-photos-sorted.md

## The *copy-photos-sorted.ps1* Script

copy-photos-sorted.ps1 [[-SourceDir] <string>] [[-TargetDir] <string>]


## Parameters
```powershell


[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Copy photos sorted by year and month
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script copies image files from SourceDir to TargetDir sorted by year and month.
.PARAMETER SourceDir
	Specifies the path to the source folder
.PARAMTER TargetDir
	Specifies the path to the target folder
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./copy-photos-sorted D:\iPhone\DCIM C:\MyPhotos
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$SourceDir = "", [string]$TargetDir = "")

function CopyFile { param([string]$SourcePath, [string]$TargetDir, [int]$Date, [string]$Filename)
	[int]$Year = $Date / 10000
	[int]$Month = ($Date / 100) % 100
	$MonthDir = switch($Month) {
	1  {"01 JAN"}
	2  {"02 FEB"}
	3  {"03 MAR"}
	4  {"04 APR"}
	5  {"05 MAY"}
	6  {"06 JUN"}
	7  {"07 JUL"}
	8  {"08 AUG"}
	9  {"09 SEP"}
	10 {"10 OCT"}
	11 {"11 NOV"}
	12 {"12 DEC"}
	}
	$TargetPath = "$TargetDir/$Year/$MonthDir/$Filename"
	if (Test-Path "$TargetPath" -pathType leaf) {
		Write-Host "⏳ Skipping existing $Year/$MonthDir/$Filename..."
	} else {
		Write-Host "⏳ Copying $Filename to $Year/$MonthDir..."
		New-Item -path "$TargetDir" -name "$Year" -itemType "directory" -force | out-null
		New-Item -path "$TargetDir/$Year" -name "$MonthDir" -itemType "directory" -force | out-null
		Copy-Item "$SourcePath" "$TargetPath" -force
	}
}

try {
	if ($SourceDir -eq "") { $SourceDir = Read-Host "Enter file path to source directory" }
	if ($TargetDir -eq "") { $TargetDir = Read-Host "Enter file path to target directory" }
	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

	Write-Host "⏳ Checking source directory 📂$($SourceDir)..."
	if (-not(Test-Path "$SourceDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access source directory: $SourceDir" }
	$Files = (Get-ChildItem "$SourceDir\*.jpg" -attributes !Directory)

	Write-Host "⏳ Checking target directory 📂$($TargetDir)..."
	if (-not(Test-Path "$TargetDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access target directory: $TargetDir" }

	foreach($File in $Files) {
		$Filename = (Get-Item "$File").Name
		if ("$Filename" -like "IMG_*_*.jpg") {
			$Array = $Filename.split("_")
			CopyFile "$File" "$TargetDir" $Array[1] "$Filename"
		} elseif ("$Filename" -like "IMG-*-*.jpg") {
			$Array = $Filename.split("-")
			CopyFile "$File" "$TargetDir" $Array[1] "$Filename"
		} elseif ("$Filename" -like "PANO_*_*.jpg") {
			$Array = $Filename.split("_")
			CopyFile "$File"  "$TargetDir" $Array[1] "$Filename"
		} elseif ("$Filename" -like "PANO-*-*.jpg") {
			$Array = $Filename.split("-")
			CopyFile "$File" "$TargetDir" $Array[1] "$Filename"
		} elseif ("$Filename" -like "SAVE_*_*.jpg") {
			$Array = $Filename.split("_")
			CopyFile "$File" "$TargetDir" $Array[1] "$Filename"
		} else {
			Write-Host "⏳ Skipping $Filename with unknown filename format..."
		}
	}
	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
	"✔️ copied $($Files.Count) photos from 📂$SourceDir to 📂$TargetDir in $Elapsed sec"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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