Transferring photos to specific location instead of general?

[Tintype_18]

Have tons of photos that are loaded to a "generic" file. I want to start organizing them by transferring them to a specific file. File and photos are in File Explorer. Thanks.

[stevet1]

John,

What kind of computer do you have?

What's the name of your "generic" file"

If it's a Windows computer, you can right click on the "generic" file and create a new folder.

Right click on the New Folder and rename it. You can create a whole bunch of New Folders and rename them organized by shooting date or by topic. Then copy or move them from your one generic file to one of the new ones.

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas

[normadel]

You mean a generic FOLDER. Files are in folders.

This is all a case of file MANAGEMENT.  If you don't know how to create & name folders where you want them, move files around, rename them etc., then you need some basic computer skills. Find out where you can get some training, a basic computer use class, whatever.

[AtticusLake]

One important point is that as far as your computer is concerned, there is no such thing as a "photo".  A photo is stored in a file, and to your computer, a file is a file is a file, regardless of what's in it. A file could contain a photo, or a video, or a code library, or settings, or a program, or a letter, or whatever, it makes no difference in terms of how your computer stores, moves and copies them.

Files are organised in folders, and you can re-organise them by creating new folders, and moving files into them, and so on.  And this applies to all kinds of files, including photos.

Of course when you open a file in a photo editing app, then that app knows the difference, and cares.  But your computer itself, no.

Your photos are not "in" File Explorer; your photos are in your computer's file store ("hard drive", or SSD, or whatever it may be), in a folder.  File Explorer is just a program -- one of many -- that you can use to see and copy and move files.

So I think you should follow Normadel's advice, and get some skills in managing files on your computer.  That will make all of your computer use easier and more rewarding, including working with photos.