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File away. Probably the most common way people organize their photographs is by family name, or in the case of contemporary pictures, chronological order. For instance, my snapshots with my husband and children are stored in albums by year and event, but my historical photos are stored by surname.

In most cases, taking the chronological approach makes the most sense. Depending on the number of photos you have, you may want to organize by decade then break it down into years. The advantage of sorting chronologically is that it will be easier to find duplicate images, which you can then discard.

You can sort them chronologically, starting with the earliest and ending with the most recent, or you can do it by theme, event, family, or person. Sorting them so that they tell family stories is also popular.

Sort chronologically Think big picture by dividing first into two piles ing to century. Next, sort each pile by decade?even if that requires a wild guess?and so on until you have them in general order.

If you sort chronologically, photo storage boxes or a photo book might be what you need. A pretty scrapbook will allow you to add some personality and really tell a story as you create a keepsake that will be treasured for years to come. Glassine envelopes are also a good option.

How to Organize an Image Library in 4 Steps [Checklist] Step 1: Assess & Plan. Learn all the locations where images are currently stored. ... Step 2: Rename & Sort. Create folders and subfolders ing to your plan. ... Step 3: Add Metadata & Tags. Determine metadata and tags that will be most useful. ... Step 4: Train & Maintain.

6 Best Ways to Store Photos Don't Rely on Storing Images on Memory Cards. ... Store Your Photos on External Hard Drives. ... Backup Your Photos on the Cloud. ... Save Your Photos as Email Attachments. ... Go Old School and Burn Your Photos to CD. ... Print Your Favorite Photos and Put Them on Display.

In your photo managing system, create folders for each year of photos you have. Then place the corresponding photos in these folders. Once you've sorted your photos by year, go into each folder and create subfolders. You can label and further sort your photos by month, event, vacation, etc.

Here's our list of the seven best ways to store photos to avoid disaster. Don't Rely on Storing Images on Memory Cards. ... Store Your Photos on External Hard Drives. ... Backup Your Photos on the Cloud. ... Save Your Photos as Email Attachments. ... Go Old School and Burn Your Photos to CD.

Organizing Digital Photos Step 1- Make a plan. ... Step 2- Bring all photos to one place. ... Step 3- Organize photos into folders chronologically. ... Step 4- Do a clean up, removing photos that are no longer needed. ... Step 5- Back it up. ... Step 6- Go into maintenance mode.