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Originally Posted by crunch
Be careful with too many folder levels and too descriptive names in Windows. Surprising as it seems, there IS a limit to how long a file name can be (path included).
So a file stored as "c:\documents and settings\daniel591992\my documents\my pictures\anniversaries and birthdays\home\2007\september\3\son's birthday 1 of 145.jpg" means the path name is roughly 140 characters long (including spaces of course), which is still safe (the max is 256), but just keep it in mind.
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Thanks for the note. I never thought of that, but it's good to know. Hopefully, I'll never go that deep :P
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Originally Posted by kirbinster
Why reinvent the wheel when you can use a product like Lightroom that does this all for you. When I import into lightroom it puts the photos in a folder by date taken. Then it uses key words to organize the photos in its database. If I ever want to find a picture I just type in the key words and search.
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I see what you're saying, but there are some downsides IMO. First, Lightroom isn't free (not everyone needs it), and second, it relies on software. I don't see how using many folders is reinventing the wheel. If anything, tagging all the pics is. I'm not against tagging, but I think it gets messy at times.
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Originally Posted by private
PSE6 does that too, but I cannot be bothered with all of the tagging, but I am SURE when my folders are no longer managable, I will be so mad at myself for not tagging my photos...
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