Sam asked for a top-level sheet index of the entire Projects folder, covering all files at all directory levels, to identify consolidation opportunities. The goal was a navigable, filterable deliverable, not a raw terminal dump. Creation date was desired if available.
A Python script walked the full directory tree at /Users/samaguiar/Documents/Projects/ recursively (including hidden files flagged with a column, excluding hidden directories from recursion noise). The script collected: top-level folder name, relative path, breadcrumb, filename, extension, file size (human-readable), modification date, directory depth, and hidden-file flag.
Output: 3-sheet Excel workbook saved to /Users/samaguiar/Documents/Projects/Projects-File-Index-2026-05-20.xlsx
Sheet 1 — All Files: 69,029 rows, one per file, color-coded by top-level folder, auto-filter on all columns.
Sheet 2 — Summary by Folder: Aggregate view: file count, total size, subfolder count, extension list per top-level folder. Primary consolidation-planning view.
Sheet 3 — By Extension: All extensions sorted by file count with total size.
.ts (11,290), .py (7,706), .md (6,508), .xml (6,267), .js (5,934), .json (4,269), .cls (2,716), .png (2,579), .pdf (1,411 / 1.2 GB), .jpg (558 / 1.3 GB). PDFs and JPGs together account for ~2.5 GB.