{
  "id": 15771614,
  "title": "Which Copy Do I Keep? Sloth-Powered Folder Tidying with a Local Gemma",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/which-copy-do-i-keep-sloth-powered-folder-tidying-with-a-local-gemma",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:17:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/atif1402/which-copy-do-i-keep-sloth-powered-folder-tidying-with-a-local-gemma-57c9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge presents \"Keeper\", an AI tool for sorting and managing folders. Imagine having a sloth's patience for tedious file organization tasks; Keeper could automate the process, thanks to its unique approach. It scans folders, identifies duplicates and near-duplicates, and decides which copy is the legitimate one to keep. Instead of deleting files, it moves the losers into a quarantine folder, leaving the original untouched. This tool is built on an open-weight model, ensuring no privacy concerns or exfiltration risks. It's lightweight, runs on low-end devices, and doesn't require any cloud dependencies. Keeper is not only efficient but also fully reversible, ensuring your folder's original state can be restored at any time.",
  "summary": "This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Week 3 — Slow and Steady . Your Downloads folder has contract.pdf , contract_final.pdf , contract_final_v2(1).pdf , and contract_FINAL (copy).pdf . You know one of them is the real one. You don't know which one. So you open all four, squint at the footer, find the signed copy, close three tabs — or worse, you pick wrong and sign…",
  "key_points": [
    "Keeper is an AI tool for sorting and managing folders",
    "Uses a sloth-like patience for tedious file organization tasks",
    "Keeps original copies, moves duplicates to quarantine folder"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}