![]() The Unseen Benefits of This Naming Methodįirst, and most importantly, I wouldn't worry about having too many images labeled “19xx-xx-xx” when you are first starting out. I find it to be very useful in many ways. If there is any part of the date you don't know, you replace it with an “x”, keeping the length of the date consistent with all of the other images in your collection. ![]() The basics of it are that you start off the filename of a photo with the date it was taken. In Patty's question, if you are confused by what she meant by naming her photos with “x's” like in the example “19xx”, she is referring to a 3-part post series I wrote that explains a method I came up with to name your photos that will chronologically sort them in the folder they are stored in when you know the dates they were taken - as well as the times you don't. Every day I wait to have her assist me with captioning info and dating our collection, is a day closer to the time I will be on my own for all of this information. I must admit, my Mother is the last link to many of my family photos. Sometimes your prints will have part of the date, but then what year was it taken? Īnd even sadder, important people in our lives eventually pass, leaving us with only the memories they have successfully communicated to us. ![]()
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