Filtering Through 64 Thousand Image Files?

aaron buckleyaaron buckley
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I have 64,000 JPEG images of in a directory, and I want to pull approximately 18,000 of them out [All of the images with sinngers in them]. I have a list of the filenames that I want to keep. How do I get my mac to do this filter without me having to move them by hand?



Your response is greatly apppreciated.

Aaron Buckley

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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 6
    roborobo Posts: 469member
    What OS? You can always use the find command (Command F). Or in OS X you can use the terminal if you're feeling geeky.
  • Reply 2 of 6
    roborobo Posts: 469member
    Oh, and this is the wrong forum for this question...
  • Reply 3 of 6
    macmediamacmedia Posts: 152member
    Hey Aaron!

    Is there any characteristics that a file with a singer in it has, i.e., size, file name, etc. that makes it different than non-singer files?



    Call me, maybe I can help.



    Chuck
  • Reply 4 of 6
    spiffsterspiffster Posts: 327member
    I've never used it, but you could probably use an Applescript. Been getting around to learning it, never did though.
  • Reply 5 of 6
    aaron buckleyaaron buckley Posts: 2member
    Thank you Chuck.



    I trust that the files arrived safely. I will call you on Monday if I don't hear from you sooner.



    Aaron
  • Reply 6 of 6
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    You could do it with a terminal script. Easy. What form is this list in?
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