none said:How does everyone sort/file/archive their material?
Do you break down things by file type (for instance maybe major folder divisions for DVDs, Pics, Texts, Sounds, Mixed Media) or do people primarily break down their files by associated Film or time period?
I like to sort everything chronologically wherever possible. I'm obsessive about dates.
Generally, I have a "Star Wars" folder that contains text, pics, etc. and a separate "Movies" folder that is all genres of video material, sorted into subject folders. Under the "Star Wars" subject video folder, I've got separate folders for things like:
- Commercials
- Fan Films
- Fan Edits and Preservations
- Trailers
- TV Specials
- TV Spoofs and Fan Spoofs
Then under those, I try to create folders by date. For instance, under TV Specials the folder would be named in this format:
(1980) Star Wars - Music By John Williams [BBC]
(Year {month}-{day}) Title of feature [Broadcast network]
If I knew the exact broadcast date, it would be something like (1980 05-25) followed by the title. If I don't know the date, but I want to sort further because I know a particular item came before another one, it would be something like (1980-1), followed by (1980-2), (1980-3) and so on.
Under that will be the file(s), in whatever format they are in. I don't keep that many DVD format items on my hard drive due to space reasons, so I try to make hard copies of all that material.
This works with the way XP sorts by default, and allows it handle the sorting for me automatically.
--SKot