Macmillan Holdings, LLC Name your files so you can find them again without resorting to private detectives. Sandy Productivity I take some time to read these every once in a while but the excess verbage acting like a story is tedious and time consuming to get to a point. Sometimes I just do not have the patience. http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=18061#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=18061#Comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:21:57 GMT TesTeq Productivity I prefer to name subsequent versions of the file using datetime stamp instead of V1,V2,V3. For example: sales-report-200904021202.doc - version snapshots sales-report-200904021204.doc sales-report-200904021322.doc sales-report-200904030911.doc sales-report.doc - working/final version. http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=16348#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=16348#Comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:50:07 GMT Adrian Productivity Based on my practice I will advice to use instead of subject of the letter (Letter inviting Schmoopy to Aspen) your own standardized MASK: DocumentType_Recipient_Version Then you can ask Windows to search and list all proposals/pricelist/invoices/report etc from required RECIPIENT. You dont have to add DATE info into the name of the file. Cos the system tracks itself this index info, like creation/change/last use date apart. For more specific search (specific words) use fulltext. http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=16317#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=16317#Comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:39:41 GMT Hoon Park Productivity I have been organizing folders and files using that date system (YYYY-MM-DD) for years. It's by far the best file naming convention idea I've come across. I use it all the time! http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=13240#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=13240#Comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:44:57 GMT Sally Productivity The file naming episode is terrific - engaging and funny but also full of helpful stuff I can easily put into practice. Thank you, and keep up the good work! http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=13237#Comments http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx?commentid=13237#Comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:07:20 GMT Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:21:57 GMT http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/file-naming-conventions.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us