https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/ 2026-10-09T13:04:04+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/ https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:34+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:automatically_scan_folders&rev=1412411974&do=diff How to automatically scan folders This tutorial describes how to use DropIt to automatically scan defined folders at a time interval and process their content. DropIt can be considered as a “Personal Assistant to automatically manage files” and the reason is the text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:34+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:back_up_your_files&rev=1412411974&do=diff How to back up your files Tutorial under development >> add some simple examples >> add <http://dropitblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/how-to-back-up-files/> text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:34+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:compress_your_files&rev=1412411974&do=diff How to compress your files If you are looking for a program to easily create new archives, DropIt can be the solution. You only need to configure it the first time and then you will be able to compress files and folders with a simple drag-and-drop. text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:34+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:create_image_galleries&rev=1412411974&do=diff How to create image galleries Tutorial under development text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:34+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:create_lists_of_files&rev=1412411974&do=diff How to create lists of files Tutorial under development text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:34+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:create_playlists_of_mp3&rev=1412411974&do=diff How to create playlists of mp3 Tutorial under development >> using Create Playlist action and “Process files in groups ordered by” to define order text/html 2022-03-19T08:36:21+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:customize_abbreviations&rev=1647675381&do=diff How to customize abbreviations DropIt provides advanced features to modify abbreviated strings. It is possible to add an unlimited number of modifiers in each abbreviation, using the following syntax: %Abbreviation#Modifier1#Modifier2% Some destination examples for Rename action using modifiers: text/html 2017-08-19T19:08:20+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:customize_destinations&rev=1503162500&do=diff How to customize destinations Currently DropIt allows to choose between 21 different actions to process your files and folders. Most of these actions have a Destination field to be configured. With actions like Move, Copy, Compress, you can easily define text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:34+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:delete_old_files&rev=1412411974&do=diff How to delete old files Tutorial under development >> add some simple examples >> add <http://dropitblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/how-to-delete-old-files/> text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:extend_dropbox_to_multiple_folders&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to extend Dropbox to multiple folders Tutorial under development >> add <http://dropitblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/extending-dropbox-to-multiple-folders/> text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:extract_your_files&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to extract your files Tutorial under development >> describe the “Extractor” special profile and more examples text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:filter_files_and_folders&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to filter files and folders To decide what will be processed with an Action, you need to define how your files and folders will be filtered by DropIt. You can do it defining some Rules and some Additional Filters for your Association. DropIt offers several filters for your files and folders: text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:manage_the_priority_of_your_associations&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to manage the priority of your associations DropIt allows to create an unlimited number of associations for your files and folders. It means that sometimes, when you drag&drop them on the floating icon, they could match with more than one association and DropIt asks you to decide text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:manage_your_associations&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to manage your associations DropIt needs to know how to process files and folders, to automate it. So it allows you to create an unlimited number of associations between Rules to filter files/folders and the Action to process them. In addition, if you have lots of associations, DropIt allows you also to organize them in separated profiles. text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:move_files_by_their_content&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to move files by their content Tutorial under development >> describe the use of File Content additional filter text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:move_files_recreating_the_folder_structure&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to move files recreating the folder structure This is a interesting feature of DropIt, because allow you to move your files in a destination directory, recreating the original folder structure. You can for example drag&drop a folder like: C:\Directory text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:organize_documents_by_properties&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to organize documents by properties You can use DropIt to organize your files into subfolders named with many file properties. You can use Abbreviations to customize the destination field of your associations. The selected abbreviations will be added in your destination field and during process they will be replaced with the correct file property. text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:organize_images_by_date_and_properties&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to organize images by date and properties A classic example of using DropIt is to organize your photos into subfolders named with the file date and maybe other properties. Do it is simple: you can use Abbreviations to customize the destination field of your associations. The selected abbreviations will be added in your destination field and during process they will be replaced with the correct file date or property. text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:organize_lots_of_files&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to organize lots of files This is a short tutorial that suggests a way to organize a very large amount of files with DropIt, for example if you need to recover files from a old hard disk or a messy directory. The simple idea is to proceed into two steps, doing a first pre-sorting operation to make a macro division by format and then manage each group of files separately. text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:organize_music_by_tag_and_properties&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to organize music by tag and properties You can use DropIt to organize your mp3 files into subfolders named with music tags and maybe other properties. You can use Abbreviations to customize the destination field of your associations. The selected abbreviations will be added in your destination field and during process they will be replaced with the correct file tag or property. text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:35+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:remove_empty_folders&rev=1412411975&do=diff How to remove empty folders DropIt allows to perform several operations on your files. Sometimes they are minor features, but still useful. An example is the support to remove empty folders and subfolders. To do it you simply need to follow these steps. text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:36+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:rename_and_move_your_files&rev=1412411976&do=diff How to rename and move your files Yes, with DropIt you can also rename and move your files with a single process. You only need to correctly configure an association with “Rename” action. ---------- Example 1 This is an example of association that adds the image Date Taken at the beginning of my photos and moves them in a defined destination: text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:36+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:rename_personal_images&rev=1412411976&do=diff How to rename personal images First, Why? I have renamed most of my images so they begin with 1986 to 2014 or any year that begins with a 19 or 20. I do not want to manually rename them again and put anther date year at the beginning. So I can use DropIt and in particular Date and Time abbreviations (for photos is recommended to use the text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:36+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:safely_erase_files&rev=1412411976&do=diff How to safely erase files Tutorial under development >> describe the “Eraser” special profile and more examples text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:36+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:start_with_dropit&rev=1412411976&do=diff How to start with DropIt In this page you can find a couple of practical tutorials, that describe the first steps to learn how to use DropIt. If this is the first time you use DropIt, we recommend you to read them. ---------- Crash Course Download it, install it (or extract the portable package) and run it. text/html 2014-10-04T11:01:47+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:understand_the_interface&rev=1412413307&do=diff How to understand the interface Once started, DropIt has a special “minimalist” interface: it is a floating icon on your screen. This interface is everything you need: * you can hold left-click it to move the floating icon in a new position text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:36+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:use_as_a_file_associator&rev=1412411976&do=diff How to use as a file associator You already know that file types are associated by Windows with a single program that can use it. What that means is that when Microsoft Word was installed by you, it told Windows that if you click on a DOC file then make Windows use Microsoft Word (associate itself) with the DOC file and then Word knows to open it for you. text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:36+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:use_as_interface_for_external_programs&rev=1412411976&do=diff How to use as interface for external programs Tutorial under development >> add some simple examples >> add <http://dropitblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/line-up-with-command-line/> >> add <http://dropitblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/remove-exif-data-from-images/> text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:36+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:use_dropit_without_gui&rev=1412411976&do=diff How to use DropIt without GUI Dropping files to the floating icon is very handy, automatically scan monitored folders is very efficient, but there are some other ways to use DropIt – even without requiring the application to run in the background. text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:36+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:use_to_send_files_by_mail&rev=1412411976&do=diff How to send files by mail Tutorial under development text/html 2014-10-04T10:39:36+02:00 https://www.dropitproject.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=howto:use_to_upload_files&rev=1412411976&do=diff How to upload files Tutorial under development