Date range folders for photo backups?

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Date range folders for photo backups?

I want to use my Macbook Pro to copy photos from SD cards to external backup drives and put into folders by the date taken.

Note: I do not want to use Apple Photos.

I had a program that did this simply and quickly, Capture One Express. However it has recently been discontinued. They have a pro version but it's >$500 and I don't use it's processing/editing power, so I'm looking for a simple way to import photos.

I haven't found solution yet and am hopeing that someone will be able to point me towards a reasonable priced option.

MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Apr 22, 2024 1:36 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 23, 2024 6:50 AM in response to Feijoa9

I played with Finder for awhile-- it has a "Group By" function built in. But I don't thing the groupings would help you.

Like markwmsn suggests, I would just drag them from an SD card to a folder that is set to View by List and Sort by "Date Created." Then you can click on the first, shift-click on the last one of the same date, and choose "File>New Folder With Selection." I'm not sure a script or shortcut be be useful, since there are only 2 steps. The worst part would be having to name the dated folders. Programs like GraphicConverter ($40), handy for all kinds of things, will do batch renaming, and I'm sure there are others to do that, as well.

Let us know what you come up with...

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Feijoa9 Author

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Apr 23, 2024 10:10 PM in response to markwmsn

Thanks, I've done it manually this time. However, as well as being time-consuming (creating dozens of folders and then copying portions of the data into each one) there's always a risk of missing or misplacing an image with manual operations.

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Feijoa9 Author

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Apr 23, 2024 10:38 PM in response to Richard.Taylor

There are only a couple of steps but having returned from an extended trip, this had to be multiplied by >50 days (and sometimes many more).

Thanks for the tip on Graphic Converter, it might just do the job and I'm just double-checking with them.

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markwmsn

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Apr 22, 2024 9:34 PM in response to Feijoa9

The standard Apple-supplied program Image Capture (in your Applications or Utilities folder) would be ideal for doing the transfer. You'll have to do the division by date by hand.

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Date range folders for photo backups?

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