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Please Note: I am a bit rusty at AppleScript I had to fool around with shell to coerce and workaround Error -1700 permissions issues please feel free to comment and offer cleaner solutions.

Press 'Return' to immediately Rename the newly created folder as desired.

Right-click (Control+Click) to access the above-named Service and wait for completion.

Select multiple items (they need not be contiguous or even in the same folder).

Save your new Service as 'Gather Items in New Folder' or similar name.

Replace "(* Your script goes here *)" with the AppleScript below be sure to not overwrite the 'on run', 'return input' and 'end run' parameters.

Select Utilities » Run AppleScript (double-click to insert in workflow).

Set 'Service receives selected' to 'files or folders' in 'Finder.'.

Open Automator make new file of type 'Services.'.

The script below can be run as a plain AppleScript from something like FastScripts or AppleScript Menu, but is best run as a Service item. anytime you have a selection of Finder objects (files and folders) you wish to gather into a new folder. This service is also exceptionally useful for cleaning up the Downloads folder, Pictures, Desktop, etc.

#A BETTER FINDER RENAME FINDER SERVICE ARCHIVE#

IPA files into a new folder, and moving that folder to a safety archive for easy retrieval. One example of why I need to these unique abilities is, after updating iOS apps, they all land in the Trash, and, in case I wish to revert to these older versions (c.e.: Twitter v3.3), I make a practice of opening the trash, gathering all. Other hints here approach this task with varied techniques i found none that played well in trash or named folders automatically and uniquely to my tastes. I tried to replace this with vanilla AppleScript and Automator, but AppleScript doesn't like letting you play around in certain directories, especially the Trash (.Trash) folders. One indispensable (for me) feature of Unsanity's FruitMenu is the 'Gather Items in New Folder' Contextual Menu Item. I am trying to wean myself from numerous utilities that add System and Finder functionality and replace them with Services wherever possible.