Maybe folder watching will be useful?

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Description of the new feature / enhancement

Let's think about this situation:
I have preset to monitor the "Download" folder as well as some rules regarding target file directories, target file names, or target directories.
When I download some files to the "Download" folder, if the existing rules can cover the judgment of the file type, the files will be directly and automatically moved to a certain folder. For example, if it is "homework1.docx", it will be automatically moved to "/Homeworks/$today/homework1.docx". If the file type cannot be covered by the rules or multiple rules are applicable, a quick selection window will pop up to ask where these files should be placed.
We can have many rules to automate this process, such as name matching, extension matching, regular expressions, time, and so on.
This should significantly improve the convenience and consistency of file management.

Scenario when this would be used?

Here are some scenarios where this kind of file management automation would be used:
Office Scenarios
In daily office work, various files are often downloaded from email attachments, internal company systems, or online cloud drives, such as work reports like "report_202411.docx" and project materials like "project_files.zip". By setting rules, for example, automatically moving all files starting with "report_" to a dedicated "Work Reports" folder (such as "/Office/Reports/today/project_files.zip"), office files can be organized more orderly, making it convenient for subsequent searching and use.
Financial staff may regularly download financial statements like "financial_statement_2024Q4.xlsx". By setting time-related rules (such as automatically moving the quarterly financial statements downloaded at the end of each month to the corresponding quarterly folder, like "/Finance/2024Q4/financial_statement_2024Q4.xlsx"), financial files can be accurately classified according to time and type, improving the efficiency of financial management.
Learning Scenarios
Students download course homework like "homework_week3.docx" and study materials like "lecture_notes_week3.pdf" from online learning platforms. Using name matching rules, the homework can be automatically moved to the "Homework" folder ("/Studies/Homeworks/today/lecture_notes_week3.pdf"), facilitating organization and review.
Researchers download experimental data like "experiment_data_202411.csv" and relevant literature like "research_paper_2024.pdf". Through rules such as extension matching and regular expressions, different types of data and literature can be respectively classified into appropriate folders. For example, data files can be moved to the "Experimental Data" folder ("/Research/ExperimentData/today/research_paper_2024.pdf"), which is helpful for the progress of research work.
Personal Life Scenarios
Photography enthusiasts often download photos like "photo_20241120.jpg" and videos like "video_20241120.mp4" from cameras or mobile phones. Rules can be set according to the shooting time, automatically moving the photos of each month to the corresponding monthly folder (such as "/Personal/Photos/202411/photo_20241120.jpg"), and the videos to the corresponding video folder ("/Personal/Videos/202411/video_20241120.mp4"), making it convenient to manage and recall the shooting works of different periods.
Users who like to download music like "song_202411.mp3" and audio books like "audiobook_202411.ogg" can use name or extension matching rules to automatically move music files to the "Music" folder ("/Personal/Music/today/audiobook_202411.ogg"), making the storage of personal media files more organized.

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