There are many published methods to put files in named folders based on date created or modified, but this one puts them in corresponding folders based on the date the file was added to the folder, similar to the sorting option for stacks in the Dock -- I use this to organize my Downloads folder.
The following AppleScript works by exploiting the HFS+ inode table, and retrieves the date which the file's name was added to the directory tree, regardless of when it was previously modified or created in other locations. It could probably use some optimization, so feel free to make suggestions if you're an AppleScript geek!
[robg adds: This works as described, at least on the folders I tested it with. Note there's no going back, of course, so if you run the script, you'd have to manually restore the flat folder structure if you change your mind. A couple of other hints in this category include organizing the Downloads folder by download date (which changes the files' modifications times to re-sort them) and using Hazel to sort items in folders (among its other features).]
The following AppleScript works by exploiting the HFS+ inode table, and retrieves the date which the file's name was added to the directory tree, regardless of when it was previously modified or created in other locations. It could probably use some optimization, so feel free to make suggestions if you're an AppleScript geek!
[robg adds: This works as described, at least on the folders I tested it with. Note there's no going back, of course, so if you run the script, you'd have to manually restore the flat folder structure if you change your mind. A couple of other hints in this category include organizing the Downloads folder by download date (which changes the files' modifications times to re-sort them) and using Hazel to sort items in folders (among its other features).]
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