About FileSort
FileSort does one job: it takes a folder full of loose files and puts them into subfolders.
Why it exists
Most computers have at least one folder that fills up by itself. Downloads is the usual one: invoices next to installers next to holiday photos, hundreds of files deep. Sorting it by hand is dull enough that nobody does it.
Programs that organise files have existed for a long time, but they have to be installed, and most people will not install a program for a job they do twice a year. FileSort does the same job in a browser tab.
How it is built
The whole tool is a web page. When you select a folder, your browser gives that page access to it, and the page moves the files. No file, and no file name, is sent over the internet, because there is nothing on the other end to receive it.
This is also why FileSort is free: there are no servers doing work for each visitor, so there is nothing to charge for.
What we care about
- Your files stay yours. Nothing is uploaded, and there are no accounts, cookies or tracking.
- No surprises. You see where every file will go before anything moves.
- Reversible. A sort can be undone, and no file is ever overwritten or deleted.
- Plain. One page, one button, no settings you need to understand first.
What it does not do
FileSort does not find duplicates, does not free up disk space, does not rename files to a pattern and does not keep watching a folder. It sorts once, when you ask.
More
The guide explains every step and option. The privacy page says exactly what is and is not stored. The terms are short.