Windows Batch Script: Create Directory Structure For Main Storage

create-directory-structure-for-main-storage.cmd

@echo off

rem file:
rem   create-directory-structure-for-main-storage.cmd
rem
rem authors:
rem   Nurudin Imsirovic
rem
rem summary:
rem   This batch script creates a directory structure at the
rem   root of the drive intended for main storage with daily
rem   use and muscle memory in mind.
rem
rem created:
rem   2025-03-30 11:18 PM
rem
rem updated:
rem   2025-04-07 11:49 AM

setlocal
pushd "\"

rem directory:
rem   Apps
rem
rem summary:
rem   The directory acts as "Program Files" on the system drive.
rem   Installing applications is as easy as replacing the string
rem   in the path from "C:\Program Files" to "D:\Apps" for example.
mkdir "Apps"
mkdir "Apps\Games"
mkdir "Apps\Portable"

mkdir "Downloads"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Cross-platform"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Linux"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Operating Systems"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Operating Systems\Linux"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Operating Systems\Windows"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Source Code"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Audio"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Client"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Dependencies"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Development"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Drivers"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Games"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Inspection"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Media"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Other"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Photo"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Server"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Text Editors"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Virtual Machine"
mkdir "Downloads\Archive\Windows\Web Browsers"
mkdir "Downloads\Torrent"
mkdir "Downloads\Web"

mkdir "Media"
mkdir "Media\Audio"
mkdir "Media\Audio\Music"
mkdir "Media\Audio\Recording"
mkdir "Media\Books"
mkdir "Media\Other"
mkdir "Media\Other\Archive"
mkdir "Media\Other\Fonts"
mkdir "Media\Other\Safe"
mkdir "Media\Other\Safe\Credentials"
mkdir "Media\Other\Safe\Documents"
mkdir "Media\Other\Safe\Exports"
mkdir "Media\Other\Safe\Images"
mkdir "Media\Other\Safe\Plain Text"
mkdir "Media\Other\Virtual Machines"
mkdir "Media\Photo"
mkdir "Media\Photo\Archive"
mkdir "Media\Photo\Icons"
mkdir "Media\Photo\Profile"
mkdir "Media\Photo\Screenshots"
mkdir "Media\Photo\Wallpapers"
mkdir "Media\Video"
mkdir "Media\Video\Recording"
mkdir "Media\Video\YouTube"

mkdir "Misc"
mkdir "Misc\Trash"

mkdir "Work"
mkdir "Work\Archive"
mkdir "Work\GitHub"
mkdir "Work\GitLab"
mkdir "Work\On Hold"
mkdir "Work\Virtual Machines"

popd
endlocal

exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%