After a customer training session, two people send you a file named Handout.txt. One covers the basics, the other covers advanced material. The same batch includes attendance, a photo note, a receipt, and a file named Notes.txt whose purpose is unclear.
Use WorkBuddy to create an archive you can open and check. This exercise uses six plain text files. At the end, you should find six originals in To Sort and six copies in Training Archive. Both handouts should have distinct names. You need the desktop app, an account with enough credits for a task, and an empty folder you can write to. WorkBuddy file handling guide
Prepare the six attachments
Create an empty folder named Training Archive Exercise in Finder or File Explorer. Open a new desktop task and use the workspace selector at the lower left of the prompt box to select that folder. Check the displayed folder and keep the default permission setting. Select a workspace · Default permissions
Paste this instruction. Each line gives a location and the text to save.
Create these six plain text files inside the current workspace. The text after the vertical bar is the content. Keep any existing files. If a listed path already exists, stop and tell me. Then list the six paths.
To Sort/Source A/Handout.txt | Handout: basic operations
To Sort/Source B/Handout.txt | Handout: advanced operations
To Sort/Attendance.txt | Attendance: group 1
To Sort/Photo Note.txt | Photo: opening group picture
To Sort/Receipt.txt | Receipt: materials received
To Sort/Notes.txt | Category unknown
Open To Sort and check that both source folders contain a Handout.txt and the other four files sit directly in To Sort. If the files were not created, use the same list to make them with Notepad or TextEdit in plain text mode. Check that each name ends in a single .txt extension. Organize files in Finder
Preview the archive
In the same conversation, send the following instruction. Expect six rows, one for each input.
Read the six exercise files in To Sort and its subfolders. Show original path, archive folder, archive filename, and reason. This is a preview only.
Use Training Archive as the root. Put handouts in 01-Handouts, attendance in 02-Attendance, photo notes in 03-Photos, receipts in 04-Receipts, and unclear files in 99-To Confirm.
When two files in one category have the same name, append their source folder before .txt, for example Handout-Source A.txt. If the input count differs from six, stop and explain the difference.
Both handouts should be under 01-Handouts, named Handout-Source A.txt and Handout-Source B.txt. Notes.txt should be under 99-To Confirm. If a handout is missing, ask WorkBuddy to check both source subfolders and show the complete preview again. If both rows point to one destination, ask for distinct destination names before proceeding.
Copy after reviewing the plan
Once all six rows look right, send this instruction in the same conversation.
I approve the six-row archive plan. Create Training Archive in the current workspace and copy each file to its confirmed destination. Preserve the source files and their contents. Check the destination paths first and stop if one already exists. After copying, read each destination, compare it with its source, and report the six path mappings and the numbers completed and incomplete.
If a permission prompt appears, check that it covers copying files in the exercise folder. Waiting for your approval in the conversation is part of the task instructions. The app's permission prompts depend on the actual operation and settings. Permission controls
Check what was saved
Open Training Archive and compare the six destinations with the following list.
01-Handouts/Handout-Source A.txt
01-Handouts/Handout-Source B.txt
02-Attendance/Attendance.txt
03-Photos/Photo Note.txt
04-Receipts/Receipt.txt
99-To Confirm/Notes.txt
Open both handouts. Source A should say “Handout: basic operations” and Source B “Handout: advanced operations.” Then confirm that all six originals are still present in To Sort. Six copies, six originals, and the two distinct handout contents give you a clear check that the archive worked.
If a target already exists, inspect the previous archive. You can repeat the exercise with a fresh destination named Training Archive Second Run. When you apply the method to real attachments, start with a small set of copies and keep unclear files in a review folder until you have enough information to classify them. WorkBuddy file handling guide
A few terms
- Workspace. The folder selected for this task.
- File path. The folders and filename that locate a file, such as Source A/Handout.txt.
- Extension. The end of a filename, such as .txt or .pdf, that usually indicates the file type.
- Archive. Files kept in agreed locations under names that make them easy to find.
- Filename conflict. Two files would land in the same folder with the same name. Adding the source folder to each name keeps both copies.