Create a Safe File Organizer

Organize copied sample files by extension without overwriting originals.

3h practical labAndroid · Termux
OBJECTIVE

Organize copied sample files by extension without overwriting originals.

TIME PLAN

Prepare 20m · Build 110m · Verify 30m · Document 20m

Working boundary

Work only inside the folder created by Smartphone-Academy.py prepare file-organizer. Use the supplied samples or systems you personally administer.

Prepare the Termux workspace

Open Termux in the Academy root and prepare this lab with the local companion. It creates safe samples, notes and evidence files under your Termux account.

Android + Termuxpython Smartphone-Academy.py prepare file-organizerNo root. Use the supplied files and keep the workspace under $HOME.

Practical mission

  1. Scan only the prepared working directory
  2. Preview every planned move before changing files
  3. Handle name collisions deterministically
  4. Verify the source set remains untouched
EVIDENCE TO PRODUCE

A dry-run capable organizer plus before-and-after manifests.

Quality gate

The deliverable states a clear scope and date for Create a Safe File Organizer.
A second learner can reproduce the commands and paths.
Original samples remain unchanged and verifiable.
Limitations are recorded beside the conclusions.

Analyst reflection

Which result from “Verify the source set remains untouched” would need more evidence before it could support an operational decision?

Complete in Termux

After checking the evidence, run python Smartphone-Academy.py complete file-organizer. Progress is stored locally in the Termux home directory.

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