diff --git a/ami_scripts/old_scripts/path_grabber.py b/ami_scripts/old_scripts/path_grabber.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 101ff03..b65a0ce
--- a/ami_scripts/old_scripts/path_grabber.py
+++ b/ami_scripts/old_scripts/path_grabber.py
@@ -2,52 +2,88 @@
 
 import argparse
 import os
-import glob
-import logging
 import csv
-import re
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 def _make_parser():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Pull MediaInfo from a bunch of video or audio files")
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--directory",
-                        help = "path to folder full of media files",
-                        required = False)
-    parser.add_argument("-f", "--file",
-                        help = "path to folder full of media files",
-                        required = False)
+                        help="Path to folder full of media files",
+                        required=True)
     parser.add_argument("-o", "--output",
-                        help = "path to save csv",
-                        required = True)
+                        help="Path to save CSV",
+                        required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("-c", "--checkpoint",
+                        help="Path to a checkpoint file for resuming progress",
+                        required=False)
+    return parser
 
+def load_checkpoint(checkpoint_file):
+    if checkpoint_file and os.path.exists(checkpoint_file):
+        with open(checkpoint_file, 'r') as f:
+            processed_files = {line.strip() for line in f}
+        LOGGER.info(f"Loaded {len(processed_files)} entries from checkpoint.")
+        return processed_files
+    return set()
 
-    return parser
+def save_checkpoint(checkpoint_file, processed_files):
+    if checkpoint_file:
+        with open(checkpoint_file, 'w') as f:
+            f.writelines(f"{file}\n" for file in processed_files)
+        LOGGER.info(f"Checkpoint saved with {len(processed_files)} entries.")
 
+def gather_files(directory, extensions, processed_files):
+    LOGGER.info("Gathering files...")
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(directory):
+        for file in files:
+            if any(file.lower().endswith(ext) for ext in extensions):
+                file_path = os.path.join(root, file)
+                if file_path not in processed_files:
+                    yield file_path
 
 def main():
     parser = _make_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    files_to_examine = []
-
-    #validate that dir exists and add all files to queue
-    if args.directory:
-        if os.path.isdir(args.directory):
-            glob_abspath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(args.directory, '**/*'))
-            for filename in glob.glob(glob_abspath, recursive = True):
-                if filename.endswith(('.mkv', '.mov', '.json', '.wav', '.WAV', '.mp4', '.dv', '.iso', '.flac')):
-                    files_to_examine.append(filename)
-
-    all_data = []
-    for file in files_to_examine:
-        file_data = [file]
-        all_data.append(file_data)
-
-    with open(args.output, 'w') as f:
-        md_csv = csv.writer(f)
-        md_csv.writerow(['filePath'])
-        md_csv.writerows(all_data)
+    directory = args.directory
+    output_file = args.output
+    checkpoint_file = args.checkpoint
+    extensions = ['.mkv', '.mov', '.json', '.wav', '.mp4', '.dv', '.iso', '.flac']
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(directory):
+        LOGGER.error("The specified directory does not exist.")
+        return
+
+    # Load checkpoint if available
+    processed_files = load_checkpoint(checkpoint_file)
+
+    # Open output file in append mode
+    with open(output_file, 'a', newline='') as f:
+        writer = csv.writer(f)
+        if os.path.getsize(output_file) == 0:  # Write header if file is empty
+            writer.writerow(['filePath'])
+
+        try:
+            # Iterate over files and write to CSV
+            for file_path in gather_files(directory, extensions, processed_files):
+                writer.writerow([file_path])
+                processed_files.add(file_path)
+
+                # Save checkpoint periodically
+                if len(processed_files) % 1000 == 0:
+                    save_checkpoint(checkpoint_file, processed_files)
+                    LOGGER.info(f"Processed {len(processed_files)} files so far.")
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            LOGGER.warning("Process interrupted. Saving progress...")
+            save_checkpoint(checkpoint_file, processed_files)
+
+    # Final checkpoint save
+    save_checkpoint(checkpoint_file, processed_files)
+    LOGGER.info(f"Processing complete. Total files processed: {len(processed_files)}")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()