11/24/2023 0 Comments Photosweeper of photosweeperx x![]() There’s nothing in the file itself that would tell any other photo app that photo1.jpg is part of the “Vacation 2019” album. In principle, this is a great concept but remember that it organizes your photos based on metadata about the photo external to the file itself. Many photo organization apps (like Apple’s Photos) use the concept of Albums. This also avoids your phone holding your recent photos without any backup of them, in case you drop your phone in the river, your photos will be safe. Most respectable cloud storage systems will offer automatic upload, and I’d avoid any that don’t. I drag and drop photos from Camera Uploads into the appropriate year folder and event subfolder whenever I’m in a photo-organizing mood. The Camera Uploads folder is where all my new photos land, no matter how I create or receive them (eg. Continuous uploadĪny decent cloud storage service (including NAS setups) offer the ability on all your devices to automatically upload new photos to a Camera Uploads folder. I just dragged and dropped my documents each time with no annoying export/import flows. Update: Since I published this article, I moved from Dropbox to and then from to a Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution. It should also work if you decide to change storage for whatever reason, like Dropbox raising its prices. But remember, this setup is platform independent, so it should work on Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Network Attached Storage (NAS) or whatever other storage solution you choose. I chose Dropbox due to my positive experience storing all my other documents. Make sure you choose a rock-solid storage solution. If you use a Windows machine, you’ll have to do some research to find similar tools that work for you. Feel free to leave comments below.ĭisclaimer: I have mostly Apple devices and therefore the tool and workflow selection below reflects that. Of course, this won’t be the right setup for everyone and I may have missed something. The point of the exercise is to enjoy your photos, not to create a new chore Automation - As much of the setup should be automated or semi-automated as possible.I want the freedom to organize my photos as I see fit today and change that easily in the future if need be Flexibility - I want my photos to work for me, not the other way around. ![]() Portability - The entire setup below avoids platform lock-in as much as possible.There were a few things I wanted to get right in my setup. It’s one of those things I was dreading but I’m very happy with the result. This blog post shares the experience of organizing my photos. ![]()
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