obfuscate

Obfuscate your file names for privacy and compress your photos for speed and space

Usage

Just run the program and follow instructions

Warning

Be careful! If you select the "Write changes" option (unchecked by default), the obfuscation/compression of all files in the specified directory will be performed immediately, and there will be no way back -- it will be impossible to restore the previous file names (since the purpose of the program is obfuscation without the possibility of recovery). During processing, even with filename obfuscation turned off, all files are recreated based on their contents, which resets basic attributes (e.g., date and time of creation and modification).

Examples

Obfuscation

Sample random files

IMG_64790832_02.JPG -> GPFA5JYM.jpg
MyBirthday_2008.mp4 -> CT6LQSFG.mp4
AllPasswords_01.doc -> S6P45UHJ.doc

Compression

Sample photo #1 ORIGINAL (11.1MB)

Sample photo #1 COMPRESSED L85 (4.8MB)

Sample photo #1 COMPRESSED L50 (2.5MB)

Note

"Compress photos" allows you to significantly reduce the size of photo files (2-5 times) with little loss of quality. The example above uses a compression value of 50 (range 1 to 99) and reduces the file size by a factor of 4.5 while keeping the resolution of the photo the same!

Remarks

• All file names in folders (subfolders) are obfuscated, but folder (subfolder) names are NOT obfuscated.
• All file extensions are converted to lower case (force).
• There is a special option to save filenames sorted by first letter.
• Compression also removes all metadata from photos (e.g. device and location information).
• The system also automatically analyses and identifies duplicate files (different names but same content) along the specified path before processing begins.