Search for image filetypes by user and move them to separate folder?

BCNCOM

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Dec 3, 2025, 10:39:32 AM12/3/25

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Got a bit of a forensic question for you all:

What we're looking to do is search for all images uploaded to Drive by a specific user, then move those files to a separate password-protected folder.

Is this possible via GAM scripting?

Ross Scroggs

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Dec 3, 2025, 10:59:51 AM12/3/25

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Replace us...@domain.com with actual email address

Replace <ParentFolderID> with ID of destination folder

gam redirect csv ./ImagesVideos.csv user us...@domain.com print filelist showmimetype category image,video fields id,name,mimetype

gam redirect stdout ./MoveImagesVideos.txt multiprocess redirect stderr stdout csv ImagesVideos.csv gam user "~Owner" update drivefile "~id" parentid <ParentFolderID>

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Brian Cross

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Dec 3, 2025, 11:59:14 AM12/3/25

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Excellent, thank you!

Brian Cross
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Brian Cross

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Jan 13, 2026, 11:13:36 AM (8 days ago) Jan 13

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Hi Ross!

Hope your holidays went well! Just following up on this, as we're still working with our client; does this script retain the original folder structure?

Brian Cross
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