Bubtottle
March 13th, 2009, 11:52 PM
Hello
I am looking for a way to organize all the files on my computer so that they are easily accessible, searchable and able to be categorized. Basically, I'm looking for a program like Amarok but, rather than only containing music files, one that can organize all file types. The program doesn't need to actually run the files itself - a preview would be nice but not necessary - but it would be good if it could launch a program that could run the files.
For example, I have a number of PDF documents scattered around various folders. The program I am looking for would list all the documents together so that I could then tag, categorize and search through them. Similarly, I would do the same thing with pictures, movies and music files. If I made a category called "The Beatles", then into that could be put PDFs about the Beatles plus their music and some pictures related to the band.
This may sound like a simple folder hierarchy but the main feature that makes it different to that is that the files MUST stay where they were originally. I do not want an overly bloated program that begins copying all my files to its own secret location, thereby halving the space left on my hard drive.
So, in summary, what I am looking for is a program like your standard image or music organizer that also organises other files. It would be similar to the library idea in Windows 7 but on its own, not attached to a file browser.
If anyone knows of such a program, please do not hesitate to post a link here.
I am looking for a way to organize all the files on my computer so that they are easily accessible, searchable and able to be categorized. Basically, I'm looking for a program like Amarok but, rather than only containing music files, one that can organize all file types. The program doesn't need to actually run the files itself - a preview would be nice but not necessary - but it would be good if it could launch a program that could run the files.
For example, I have a number of PDF documents scattered around various folders. The program I am looking for would list all the documents together so that I could then tag, categorize and search through them. Similarly, I would do the same thing with pictures, movies and music files. If I made a category called "The Beatles", then into that could be put PDFs about the Beatles plus their music and some pictures related to the band.
This may sound like a simple folder hierarchy but the main feature that makes it different to that is that the files MUST stay where they were originally. I do not want an overly bloated program that begins copying all my files to its own secret location, thereby halving the space left on my hard drive.
So, in summary, what I am looking for is a program like your standard image or music organizer that also organises other files. It would be similar to the library idea in Windows 7 but on its own, not attached to a file browser.
If anyone knows of such a program, please do not hesitate to post a link here.