Folders, tags and filters

Nine files need no organising. Nine hundred do. Set the habit early.

Folders

Folders group files the way folders on your computer do. One file sits in a folder, or in none.

1. Click the folder icon next to FOLDERS at the top of the left column.
2. Type a name.
3. Click Create folder.

Click a folder to see only its files. Click All files to come back.

Good folder names are the ones you actually think in: a destination, a season, a supplier. "Berlin", "Venice", "Prague".

To put a file in a folder, open it and use the Folders picker in its details panel.

Tags

Tags are labels, and a file can have as many as you like. That is the difference from folders.

Open a file and type comma-separated tags, such as berlin, history, hero.

Tags work well for things that cut across folders:

• hero for your best shot of each destination.
• winter or summer for seasonal imagery.
• needs-replacing for anything looking dated.

Filters

Four controls across the top, and they combine.

• Search by name matches the file name.
• Type narrows to Image, Video or Document.
• Tag narrows to one tag.
• Format narrows by file format, such as image/png.

When a filter is active a Clear filters button appears. Click it to see everything again.

Folders or tags?

• Use a folder for where a file belongs. One answer.
• Use a tag for what a file is like. Many answers.

A photo of the Rialto Bridge belongs in the Venice folder and is tagged hero and canal.