Auto file organizer for Google Drive: sort PDFs, images & documents by type
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 10 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Google Drive.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- Search files and folders (Google Drive): work with file folder
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Download file (Google Drive): download
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Move to Documents (Google Drive): move
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Move to PDFs (Google Drive): move
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Move to Images (Google Drive): move
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
- Still check Always Output Data on multi-output nodes (If/Switch) now adds an empty item only when every output is empty (If Image).
Nodes used (4)
- If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
From the author
Description: This ready-to-deploy n8n automation template smartly detects and classifies files uploaded to a specified Google Drive folder based on MIME type. It automatically moves each file into its correct destination folder: Documents, PDFs, or Images —…