I scan and save everything in one folder, but I name each photo or document etc. beginning with the name and birth year of the person to whom the file is linked.  For example:Berry Spradley b1862 death certificate.jpg ... orBerry Spradley b1862 1920 census.jpg It works well for me. On Sunday, August 20, 2017 2:43 PM, GALE GORMAN <gale_gorman@me.com> wrote: I’m not concerned about the genealogy software and how it handles people. What does concern me is finding people in my filesystem along with whatever documentation I may have on them. Gale On Aug 20, 2017, at 2:22 PM, Curtis <anglers@bullshoals.net> wrote: Gale, When I first started putting my Family tree in my computer I put the software program in twice. One listed under my maiden name only putting my family in that one. Second I listed the 2nd one under my husband's name and only put his direct family in the second one. As in the beginning I had found that through divorce my cousin had married a cousin of his. Both a second marriage for each. Do u understand what I did to not be confused as to whom was married to who? Hope this helps-It  sure did me. No mistakes as to married or belonged to whom later in life. Pat C in Arkansas USA -----Original Message----- From: GALE GORMAN Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 1:54 PM To: roots Subject: [ROOTS-L] file organizing My computer files are a mess and I would like suggestions on how others organize their family tree files. I switched to Roots Magic last week and plan to buy a new MacBook Pro tomorrow. Is there a right or wrong or is it just personal preference? Thanks, Gale Gorman Houston ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message