Feature Request: Optionally create symlinks instead of move or copy

[timshannon]

Just what the title says. It'd be nice not to have to duplicate files or move files from where another process may be expecting them.

[PoppyPop]

I will have multiple problems with creating symlink.

All OS does not support it (windows)
Symlinks only work if in the same partition.
You will get an hudge flat AutoOrganize directory with all your file, potentially with the wrong name.
At each scan, the plugin must guess if the file is already symlinked.

For the 2 last argument this will give a scan that can last hours, if it work.

if you're already on Unix system and with a single partition the move command take no time, it's just an logical move.

After that the purpose of this plugin is to read a flat directory with multiple files, identify files and organize it in the correct destination folder

[bjoern-vh]

Hello,

I would also be very happy about this feature.
Also don't share your argumentation ;-)

All OS does not support it (windows)

Not all file systems support symlinks (FATx), but Windows (NTFS) does. For example here: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/

Symlinks only work if in the same partition.

This is not true. Hardlinks must be on the same partition, symlinks work. See here: https://serverfault.com/questions/300713/how-to-create-symbolic-link-ln-between-two-partitions

You will get an hudge flat AutoOrganize directory with all your file, potentially with the wrong name.
At each scan, the plugin must guess if the file is already symlinked.

The same problem exists when copying files.

Kind regards
Bjoern