Summary
Converted every live .heic file found on S:\ to verified JPG output in the same folder, then removed the .heic originals only after each original was backed up and hash-verified.
Environment
- Source:
S:\, mapped to \\server05\Operations.
- Artifact root:
C:\Users\SAguiar\Documents\Codex\shared-drive-cleanup\S_Drive_Operations_2026-05-07_151134_dedupe.
- Conversion tool: bundled Python with Pillow and
pillow-heif.
- Output format selected: JPG for staff compatibility.
Results
- Live
.heic files before conversion: 391.
- Original HEIC bytes backed up: 994,864,452.
- HEIC originals backed up with matching SHA-256 hashes: 391.
- JPG outputs created and verified readable: 391.
- HEIC originals removed from
S:\: 391.
- Remaining live
.heic files after independent enumeration: 0.
- Backup failures: 0.
- Conversion failures: 0.
- Delete failures: 0.
- Enumeration errors: 0.
- JPG output bytes: 1,792,822,019.
Artifacts