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Ask HN: How are you structuring your photo folder?
I'm going to optimise my photo folder structure for a better overview and easier to backup.
How are you guys doing it?
I was thinking something like this:
YEAR
-- DD-MM-YYYY @ EVENT
Thanks.
- cyxxon 12y agoThat is more or less exactly the way I structure it: YEAR\yyyy-mm-dd - Event I have always been a fan of some form of initial separation into subfolders so that the full list does not overwhelm me, so I made the year into a folder. Apart from that, I just dump the photos into the respective event folder and do not try to rename the individual photos or anything like that. I too would be interested in how other people arrange their photos. Maybe adding some symlink magic so one additionally browse by people, locations, events without adding a database? I might add that my folder is symlinked in from a Synology DiskStation, so I DO have that additional database layer and can easily browse my pictures using their photo app as well, and that takes care of this for me...
- dnohr 12y agoGreat setup you got, are you having any copy in the cloud as well? - I'm currently using Google Drive, but their interface is a bit heavy for having a good gallery overview.
- cyxxon 12y agoNo, currently I have not added anything to the cloud. I have started uploading some albums to Flickr, but I find their Interface rather clunky as well.
- jesuislelui 12y agoSimilar here, \yyyy-mm-dd_some-event\. I'll also use a variation like \yyyy-mm-08-11_some-event\ for days 8-11 for instance, like camping trips over weekends or much needed vacations. I tend to avoid spaces though.
- dnohr 12y agoGood to hear & good idea to make the range of days.