Seeking solution for RAW to jpeg conversion on 1TB disk[s] of images

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Greetings,
I have a bit of a dilemma as most might have as well. I have about
3.5TB of RAW images in various directories and seeking an automated
way to convert RAW to jpeg on numerous directories...and go get a
coffee while the process is working (maybe have a nap or two lol)
For many months I have searched for a solution that takes the source
disk (yes disk and not directory by directory) and implements a NEF to
jpeg conversion placing the destination directory on another hard
drive or a separate directory keeping the same source directory
structure. So at the end of the day I would have full sized jpegs and
PSD's in the same directory structure as the source. That make sense?
I have been in other forums and asked but the solutions were using the
typical Photoshop solutions and it does not make a dupe directory
structure as the source.
Any solutions? Ideas?
Thanks,
D.S. Hathaway

This is what I'm trying to do. It seems the Image Processor does not handle multiple directories at once.
MainDrive (source)
|
|
1234_flag_images
2345_ball_images
3456_table_images
etc
In the directory 1234_flag_images contains
1234_flag1.nef
1234_flag2.nef
1234_flag3.nef
WIP <---directory Work in Progress contains
1234_flag1.psd
1234_flag1.jpg
What I am seeking is the above source to be converted to jpeg and
placed onto another dirve/folder/directory with the SAME directory
tree. It should look like:
Another Drive/folder/directory etc (destination)
|
|
1234_flag_images
2345_ball_images
3456_table_images
etc
In the directory 1234_flag_images contains
1234_flag1.jpg
1234_flag2.jpg
1234_flag3.jpg
WIP <---directory Work in Progress contains
1234_flag1.psd
1234_flag1.jpg
Make sense?
Isn't there anything out there to handle multiple
(read 100s) of folders/directories and make a conversion as stated
above?
Thanks again,
d.s.hathaway

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