How to move files in a other folder with base on a df list

Question

I'm download 20.000 files .png and put in order to specific folder name. Each folder has 1 or 2 .png files.

link of example: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1di8b1L1i1lc2ZKTAWyrNiZNpxMmGcQAH?usp=share_link

order_NEW<- data.frame(ACCESION=c('G    1','G    7A', 'G35015', 'G40897','G27573'),
                    FOLDER= c( 'P_vulgaris', 'P_vulgaris','P_dumosus', 'P_albescens', 
                               'P_lunatus'))

In order_NEW of FOLDER I'm want create this folders that contain 2 other folders, for sed and pod but depend of FOLDER name.

For example the FOLDER P_vulgaris is necessary create 2 others folders, sed and pod. In sed folder I'm want put the sed picture of G 1 and pod folder put the pod picture.

I have the folders in this form:

The folders contais this type of pictures:

The idea is move the files in other folder, but depend of order_NEW df.

A R user try to help me in other forum: https://community.rstudio.com/t/move-files-in-a-specific-folder-with-df-list/152365 — Miguel Angel Acosta Chinchilla, Nov 25 '22 at 14:54

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '22 at 23:42

Im find this solution. Maybe dont is the most easy but for now is well for me. Sahe with us.

Get the names of directories

main_dir <- ('C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2')
dir_list <- as.data.frame(list.dirs(main_dir,recursive = T))   
1     C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   57
3     C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   76
4     C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   87
5     C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   92
6     C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  148
7     C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  166

Get only the folder name

 dir_list2 <- as.data.frame(list.dirs(main_dir,recursive = T,full.names = 
  FALSE)) 
     2                                                    G   57
     3                                                    G   76
     4                                                    G   87
     5                                                    G   92
     6                                                    G  148
     7                                                    G  166

Merge the names and add to .jpg format (the pictures files has the same names of each folder)

 dir_list$NEW <- paste0(dir_list$`list.dirs(main_dir, recursive = T)`,"\\",
                    dir_list2$`list.dirs(main_dir, recursive = T, full.names = FALSE)` ," ", "seed.jpg")

# [2] "C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   57\\G   57 seed.jpg"  
# [3] "C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   76\\G   76 seed.jpg"  
# [4] "C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   87\\G   87 seed.jpg"  
# [5] "C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   92\\G   92 seed.jpg"  
# [6] "C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  148\\G  148 seed.jpg"  
# [7] "C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  166\\G  166 seed.jpg"

Im filter the names of each ACCESION in each FOLDER. And create in manual form each one. And in each one the two other folder, seed and pod.

Fit the names for use in a function. Add ' in start and final of each path, , for separate each one.

dir_list$NEW<- paste0("'", dir_list$NEW,"'", ",")

# I have problems with \\ and \. But is easy to change with replace tools of 
Rstudio.
# [2] "'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   76\\G   76 seed.jpg',"  
# [3] "'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   87\\G   87 seed.jpg',"  
# [4] "'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   92\\G   92 seed.jpg',"  
# [5] "'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  148\\G  148 seed.jpg',"  
# [6] "'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  166\\G  166 seed.jpg',"  
# [7] "'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  169\\G  169 seed.jpg'"  
 #delete the (,) in final object.

Run this code

# Im use this example 
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71601557/moving-and-copying-multiple- 
  files
df = data.frame(                                            
source = c('C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   57\\G   57 seed.jpg',
          'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   76\\G   76 seed.jpg',
          'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   87\\G   87 seed.jpg',
          'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G   92\\G   92 seed.jpg',
          'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  148\\G  148 seed.jpg',
          'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  166\\G  166 seed.jpg',
          'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE2\\G  169\\G  169 seed.jpg'),
 destination = 
     c('C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE_NEW_ORDER\\P_Vulgaris\\seed',                      
     'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE_NEW_ORDER\\P_Vulgaris\\seed',              
     'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE_NEW_ORDER\\P_Vulgaris\\seed',
     'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE_NEW_ORDER\\P_Vulgaris\\seed',             
     'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE_NEW_ORDER\\P_Vulgaris\\seed',
     'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE_NEW_ORDER\\P_Vulgaris\\seed',
     'C:\\Users\\macosta\\Downloads\\CORE_NEW_ORDER\\P_Vulgaris\\seed')

   file.copy(from = df$source, to = file.path(df$destination,
   basename(df$source)))

   # destination  is the new folder.

For P_Vulgaris this are the files in seed.

How to move files in a other folder with base on a df list

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