| I've finally decided on a system that works for backups and devices that don't have image recognition as well as Google photos and iCloud! I have two types of folder: Folders for specific events or activities And folders for common themes for the year. The themed folders can change throughout the years which is interesting to see but I tend to have the same core few. I found if I grouped too many things into YYYY-MM(-DD) format I couldn't find the photo of a night out from ten years ago because I didn't remember the month (or year!) But I did know that it was with uni friends or work friends which narrowed down the folders greatly! Ofc iCloud and Google photos make that much easier now but I prefer to have my primary backups managed by me! YYYY-MM Christmas
YYYY-MM Holiday to abc
YYYY-MM-DD day out at the zoo
YYYY-MM House
YYYY-MM Food
YYYY-MM Gaming
YYYY-MM Travel - days out
YYYY-MM [Name of town i live in]
YYYY-MM PC and tech
YYYY-MM Inlaws
YYYY-MM Family
YYYY-MM Guinea pigs Etc One of the interesting things I found was that I was taking photos of random things around the house, some flowers, or the light at a particular time of day was interesting. Previously I'd have tried to organise those by month or more granularly but I now have a 'house' (or flat) folder for each year which I really enjoy looking back through to see how the house has changed. It's also useful for before/after photos I forgot to take! I have one of these folders for other houses or locations I visit often or take photos of random objects in like my parents or in law's house! I also have one for my local area. I also have a series of Outbox folders for memes, references etc. In more recent times I've started removing screenshots and images I've saved from places from my phone and albums since they're not useful in a photo album! |