Recipe Organize Drive Folder

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Create a Google Drive folder structure and move files into the right locations.

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Creates a Google Drive folder structure and moves existing files into the correct folders.

What it does: This recipe walks through building a Google Drive folder hierarchy, starting with a top-level project folder and then sub-folders such as Documents. It then moves existing files into the target folders by updating their parent references, and finishes by listing the folder contents to verify the resulting structure. It is an instruction-only recipe with no bundled scripts.
When to use it: Use it when you need to set up an organized Google Drive folder layout for a project and relocate existing files into it. It suits cleanup or onboarding tasks where files are scattered and should be grouped under a defined hierarchy.
Requirements: Requires the gws command-line tool and the gws-drive skill to be loaded; it also needs access to Google Drive with the relevant file and folder IDs. No scripts are shipped.

Organize Files into Google Drive Folders

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-drive

Create a Google Drive folder structure and move files into the right locations.

Create a project folder: gws drive files create --json '{"name": "Q2 Project", "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"}'
Create sub-folders: gws drive files create --json '{"name": "Documents", "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder", "parents": ["PARENT_FOLDER_ID"]}'
Move existing files into folder: gws drive files update --params '{"fileId": "FILE_ID", "addParents": "FOLDER_ID", "removeParents": "OLD_PARENT_ID"}'
Verify structure: gws drive files list --params '{"q": "FOLDER_ID in parents"}' --format table

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