[HN Gopher] Show HN: NeatShift - Organize Windows files with sym...
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Show HN: NeatShift - Organize Windows files with symbolic links
Hi HN, I built a lightweight Windows tool to organize files by
relocating them while maintaining their accessibility through
symbolic links. The idea came from needing to tidy up my cluttered
file system without breaking file paths used by other applications.
NeatShift solves this by automating symbolic link creation whenever
files or folders are moved. Key Features: - Relocate files
without breaking existing references. - Automatic system restore
points for added safety. - Modern Windows 11-style UI with drag-
and-drop support. - Manage and validate symbolic links easily.
It's free, open source, and still evolving, so I'd love to hear
your feedback, suggestions, or contributions! GitHub:
[https://github.com/BytexGrid/NeatShift](https://github.com/B...
Thanks for checking it out--I'm happy to answer any questions or
hear ideas for improvement!
Author : BytexGrid
Score : 8 points
Date : 2024-12-27 21:21 UTC (1 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (github.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
| mtlynch wrote:
| This seems AI-generated. Both the project itself and the HN intro
| sound fishy.
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| It seems to be a UI for creating symlinks on Windows?
|
| I'm not clear on what problem that solves. What's a situation
| where you need to move a file that another program depends on for
| the sake of organization? I can imagine organizing my photos or
| music, but this makes it sound like I'm going to organize random
| DLLs in system32.
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| One of the advertised features is " Error Prevention: Smart
| validation and error handling." I checked the wiki for more
| information, and found this:
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| > _Error Prevention_
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| > _Validates operations before execution_
|
| > _Checks for:_
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| > _Write permissions_
|
| > _Disk space_
|
| > _Existing files_
|
| > _Valid paths_
|
| That seems highly AI-generated. If not, it sounds like it's
| needlessly reimplementing a lot of what the OS already does
| automatically.
| smallnix wrote:
| I think it's ok if e.g. people with a different first language
| than English use LLMs as some sort of "smart spellchecker".
|
| That the software does some error handling while performing
| it's goal is not a red flag?
| smallnix wrote:
| Is the usecase to /1 "make symlink" clones that can be organized
| in a different way or to /2 move the originals somewhere else and
| replace with symlinks?
| baal80spam wrote:
| Sorry, but I have to. 70MB for what amounts to a simple command
| line wrapper?
| dankons wrote:
| The AI generated docs definitely need work - a lot of volume
| without explaining much. For example, figuring out whether the
| tool will make the links in the target directory, or replace the
| source with a link to a moved file, is not immediately obvious.
|
| I'm interested in how using symlinks helped you declutter the
| file system - doesn't leaving links around in the old place just
| lead to more clutter? A concrete use case in the readme will also
| help others better understand the purpose of the project.
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