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A little order for your photos

A small folder system that makes a particular day easy to find.

Start with one inbox

Collect new photographs in a single inbox folder. You do not need to organise your entire archive at once. First, find a simple routine for the pictures you take from now on.

A year, a month, a useful name

Folders such as “2026 / 10 — afternoon walk” are easier to browse than a collection of folders called “New” or “Miscellaneous”. Choose one naming pattern and keep using it.

Keep originals separate

Give original files their own space. Edited photographs and smaller copies for sharing can live in neighbouring folders. An accidental export should not replace the source image.

Check the backup

A tidy archive is not a backup. Occasionally open a few files from your backup and make sure they are readable.