Keep or Toss
One-file-at-a-time Windows app for triaging huge photo and file backlogs by keystroke.
Keep or Toss shows one file at a time and asks keep or toss with the arrow keys — no grid, no mouse — so a 2,000-file backlog is roughly an evening's work instead of an abandoned folder. Tossed files aren't deleted: they move into a hidden .KeepOrToss_deleted folder inside the same directory, browsable anytime, and every decision in the session can be undone. It opens RAW formats (ARW, CR2, CR3, NEF, DNG, RAF, ORF and more) natively at full resolution with no conversion step, and can combine folders from several drives into one continuous queue.
What holds up
- +Nothing is deleted — tossed files move to a hidden folder in place, browsable and undoable all session
- +Opens RAW formats (ARW, CR2, CR3, NEF, DNG, RAF, ORF) natively at full size, with no conversion wait
- +Progress saves as you go, so a crash or closed window picks up on the exact file you left off on
Mind the limits
- −Windows only — no Mac or Linux build
- −No price is stated on the page — unclear if it stays free once out of its current release
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