On Jan 11, 2006, at 4:27 PM, rangrsz263 at mac.com wrote:

> since we have dozens of folders, each with 2 cd's as backup, and an  
> incoherent naming system, should I just leave those alone or rename  
> them and their cd's? they are in their folders exactly as I  
> downloaded them from the cameras and have never been edited or  
> renamed since I had no idea what to do with the files.  Duplicates  
> also live on an ibook.

Personally, I have a bunch of CD's burned prior to developing my file  
system?because I couldn't find anything?and I choose not to waste  
time redoing them. I used to keep my CD's in a binder, in a sleeve  
along with a contact sheet thumbnails. What a drag. Reminded me of  
filing negatives.

> Since I don't know what to do when folders exceed the capacity of  
> cd's, no folder contains more than a cd holds.  That's why we have  
> and will have a lot of folders with the same date.  when I have a  
> lot of files on the same day in different folders, would I just  
> say, for example,  Images_06/01/09/06/a/R so that the folder is  
> labeled as you did but with an "a" to indicate it is the first of a  
> series and "R" to show that it's mine as opposed to my husband's?  
> If I name Jozsef's folders the same way, but with a J, is that  
> enough to keep the folders and files separate?

Sounds good to me, as long as it works for you.

> (I did read about separate users but didn't know if Photoshop is  
> shared or behaves like 2 separate versions with different settings,  
> etc., so gave up on that.)

You can set up separate users in OS X, each with their own working  
environment, preferences, and files. Photoshop is owned by the System  
and therefore uses only one set of Preferences. You could login as  
root and lock him out :)

> Thank you very much for all your help:  I really appreciate it.

You're most welcome...jf
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