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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 610918" data-attributes="member: 10543">I do pretty much the same, naming files such as '2017-03-12 Chicago IL'.&nbsp; This makes it easy to find shots.&nbsp; If I take a number of photos on the same day at the same place, I'll add count digits such as '2017-03-12 02 Chicago IL'.&nbsp; I file in Folders such as Trains - Locomotives, Trains - Prototype (most of my files end up here), Trains - Model, Trains - Towers, Trains - Rolling Stock, etc..&nbsp; I back up often using a portable hard drive.&nbsp; Sometimes I'll add some information to the file, such as the Train Number or a note of interest.I also have a folder named Trains - Historic for old photos found on the Internet that are of interest to me.&nbsp; Each file name here also contains [Not Taken By (my initials)] so that as my memory grows weak with age or a friend someday inherits my photo files, there will be no confusion about these.I keep only the best of what I shoot and delete the rest.&nbsp; To have thousands of shots on file named DSC_xxxxx.jpg wouldn't serve me well and with a digital camera, the file count can get out of hand quickly. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sandpatch, post: 610918, member: 10543"] I do pretty much the same, naming files such as '2017-03-12 Chicago IL'. This makes it easy to find shots. If I take a number of photos on the same day at the same place, I'll add count digits such as '2017-03-12 [U]02[/U] Chicago IL'. I file in Folders such as Trains - Locomotives, Trains - Prototype (most of my files end up here), Trains - Model, Trains - Towers, Trains - Rolling Stock, etc.. I back up often using a portable hard drive. Sometimes I'll add some information to the file, such as the Train Number or a note of interest. I also have a folder named Trains - Historic for old photos found on the Internet that are of interest to me. Each file name here also contains [[I]Not Taken By[/I] (my initials)] so that as my memory grows weak with age or a friend someday inherits my photo files, there will be no confusion about these. I keep only the best of what I shoot and delete the rest. To have thousands of shots on file named DSC_xxxxx.jpg wouldn't serve me well and with a digital camera, the file count can get out of hand quickly. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]

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