Devlog 1 — Beginning with CleanSlate
Today I started working on my new software project called CleanSlate. CleanSlate is a desktop application that will help people organise messy folders on their computers.
Folders like Downloads often become filled with hundreds of images, videos, documents, ZIP files and software installers. Yhh, i myself face that a lottt and finding a particular file later becomes very frustrating.
CleanSlate is being designed to scan these files, separate them into suitable categories and help the user organise everything safely.
## What i did todayyy-
Brainstormed a lot and mainly worked on creating the basic structure of the application.
I designed the dashboard and added a navigation bar on the left side. I have written all the content to be mentioned in the dashboard and the buttons for scanning etc.
Soooo, i majorly thought after this that how will different pages be arranged and how users will move through the application.
Next, I will begin making the actual folder-scanning and file-organisation system!!!
Comments 4
so exactly how will it scan those files for arranging??
@arpitaanuna
Sorry for late reply, so basically this uses Windows’ file system APIs to list every file, then reads their metadata: name, extension, dates and location.
It applies programmed rules such as .jpg - Pictures, filenames containin “invoice” - Finance, while hashes identify duplicates.
@Rajveer0123n
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