Editorial desk · Practical notes

Choose filenames that explain themselves

Select a small folder to organize first. Use a consistent pattern such as date, subject and sequence, keeping original filenames in a separate index when they carry useful context.

Use dates only when you know what they represent. A scan date and the date of the original document are different facts.

Test the pattern on a few files before renaming a collection. Keep a backup and check that links or applications do not depend on the old names.