How many images can be kept in a single folder, even with long file names and a good naming system? I've had over 25,000 JPG images on the same hard drive at the same time but using one hard drive partition for each main branch (about 8) and sub-folders of 50 images or less. Various programs allow screen savers and slide shows of images in a Windows folder. DVD writers are not affordable yet so the practical limit is the number of images that can be backed up on a single CD-Recordable or CD-RW, perhaps 2000 "family size" images used with a database. THU files used by Family Origins make an image file harder to find in a long list. Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Kruszka" > I store all my photos in one directory. I learned to give descriptive names > and now with the ability to use long file names, it is easier.