Today's technology enables us to snap
pictures anytime and anywhere. Gone are the days that photography is for the
selected few, and the result is that majority of us are struggling with the
compounding quantity of our digital files. We are overwhelmed by the sheer
volume of photos and videos that we want to organize, maybe we have tried and
failed miserably on what seems to be a very simple task and as a result we have
totally given up, we are left wondering if one day we will ever manage our
precious digital memories. Organizing our digital life is tough and time
consuming especially when we have already accumulated tons of giga bites
dumped in our computers and we don't have a reliable organizing system.
Digital organizing is so important because it frees up valuable computer disc space and allows us to browse files easily. It lightens our feeling knowing that our memories are properly organized, managed and stored.
These 3 easy steps are guaranteed to make our digital life clutter free.
1. Compile
Create a main folder and compile all the photos and videos from all sources that need to be organized. It can be either from your phone, camera or photos shared from your friends and relatives you've joined with from a recent trip or dinner.
2. Organize
Create as many folders as necessary with "year" as the filename. Drag and drop photos to its corresponding "year" folder by using this filter "date picture taken". Now that all the files taken during that year are in one folder, we can start creating subfolders based on the photos.
3. Manage
Managing the files means keeping what is relevant and deleting what is unnecessary.
This maybe the hardest part at the beginning but we need to choose what pictures are worth keeping and meaningful.
But most importantly have fun, don't rush!
Hope this helps and feel free to comment if you have other ideas.
Digital organizing is so important because it frees up valuable computer disc space and allows us to browse files easily. It lightens our feeling knowing that our memories are properly organized, managed and stored.
These 3 easy steps are guaranteed to make our digital life clutter free.
1. Compile
Create a main folder and compile all the photos and videos from all sources that need to be organized. It can be either from your phone, camera or photos shared from your friends and relatives you've joined with from a recent trip or dinner.
2. Organize
Create as many folders as necessary with "year" as the filename. Drag and drop photos to its corresponding "year" folder by using this filter "date picture taken". Now that all the files taken during that year are in one folder, we can start creating subfolders based on the photos.
Tip:
Filename should be descriptive enough so you
avoid the guessing what is inside the subfolder. Since we normally take a lot
of photos of our vacation, celebration and important events, it is best to name
the folders based on specific travel location and events like "london trip" and "brielle's 1st bday"
respectively, the more specific the better. For photos taken at random moments,
we simply put them in folder we can name as Random.3. Manage
Managing the files means keeping what is relevant and deleting what is unnecessary.
This maybe the hardest part at the beginning but we need to choose what pictures are worth keeping and meaningful.
But most importantly have fun, don't rush!
Hope this helps and feel free to comment if you have other ideas.
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