500 of Anything is more than 'a couple of hours' to do properly...
...especially 'manually'....
Triage time: Decide what you really want to keep.
Take pics of the covers if they're not too shot.
Labels too, unless you've got the leisure to drag the net for the info.
Do 10~20 a day. You already have a life, and you're not a pro curator.
Used to live in Houston....been there, did that.
Fortunately, not that many....
...especially 'manually'....
Triage time: Decide what you really want to keep.
Take pics of the covers if they're not too shot.
Labels too, unless you've got the leisure to drag the net for the info.
Do 10~20 a day. You already have a life, and you're not a pro curator.
Used to live in Houston....been there, did that.
Fortunately, not that many....