Bulk conversion of .Tif to .Jpg and directing copied files to a new folder

Using the Ctrl Click after highlighting selected files for conversion they convert quickly but is there a way to direct them to a sub folder and/or to delete the .tiff files in bulk on the sub folder?



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Original Title: I am successfully converting photo files from .Tif to .Jpg but how to direct the copied .jpgs to a new folder in bulk

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Sep 10, 2025 05:29 AM

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Posted on Sep 10, 2025 08:06 AM

To somebody that has arrived here in the future* and wonders how this might be performed, either using a script, or using the GUI…


Usual approach locally would be a bash or zsh shell script using the built-in sips conversion tool.

man sips
sips --formats


sips can convert among various formats: jpeg | tiff | png | gif | jp2 | pict | bmp | qtif | psd | sgi | tga


Related reading:

https://robservatory.com/use-sips-to-quickly-easily-and-freely-convert-image-files/


If using the GUI and not a shell script or Shortcut or such, bulk command line move, and bulk rename operations, are available in Finder:

https://www.cultofmac.com/how-to/how-to-use-finders-powerful-bulk-renaming-tools




*Obligatory xkcd

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Sep 10, 2025 08:06 AM in response to Hsinallac

To somebody that has arrived here in the future* and wonders how this might be performed, either using a script, or using the GUI…


Usual approach locally would be a bash or zsh shell script using the built-in sips conversion tool.

man sips
sips --formats


sips can convert among various formats: jpeg | tiff | png | gif | jp2 | pict | bmp | qtif | psd | sgi | tga


Related reading:

https://robservatory.com/use-sips-to-quickly-easily-and-freely-convert-image-files/


If using the GUI and not a shell script or Shortcut or such, bulk command line move, and bulk rename operations, are available in Finder:

https://www.cultofmac.com/how-to/how-to-use-finders-powerful-bulk-renaming-tools




*Obligatory xkcd

Bulk conversion of .Tif to .Jpg and directing copied files to a new folder

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