Media Transfer Utility

Media Transfer Utility is a Windows desktop app for organizing photos and videos from a source folder into a dated destination structure.

Features

• Browse and select Source and Destination folders
• Organize media into folders by date:
  • YYYY/YYYYMMDD/<CustomFolderName>
• Optional creation of:
  • Edits folder
  • Final folder
• Optional removal of source files after successful copy
• Collision-safe copy (auto-appends _1, _2, etc. when file names already exist)
• Transfer progress and detailed log view
• Cancel in-progress transfer
• Optional log file export after run
• Light/Dark theme toggle
• Window and option state persistence between app launches

Screenshot

Supported Media Types

Images:

• .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tif, .tiff, .heic, .webp

Videos:

• .mp4, .mov, .avi, .mkv, .wmv, .m4v, .3gp, .mts, .m2ts

Date Resolution Priority

For each file, the app determines destination date using:

1. Date detected from filename pattern yyyyMMdd
2. EXIF metadata (DateTimeOriginal, fallback EXIF date tags)
3. File last write time

Requirements

• Windows
• .NET 10 SDK/runtime

Build and Run

From the project root:

1. Restore/build:
   • dotnet build
2. Run:
   • dotnet run --project MediaTransferUtility.csproj

Usage

1. Launch the application.
2. Select a source folder.
3. Select a destination folder.
4. (Optional) Change destination media folder name (default: Original).
5. (Optional) Enable desired options:
   • Remove source file after successful copy
   • Create Edits folder
   • Create Final folder
   • Save log file after run
6. Click Start Transfer.
7. Monitor progress/log and cancel if needed.

App State Storage

Application state is saved to:

• %LocalAppData%\MediaTransferUtility\appstate.json

Notes

• Existing files in destination are never overwritten.
• If log export is enabled, a timestamped log file is created in the destination root.