Originally posted by calsan Rename the folders with the date in the folder name!
I rename the files (to start with YYYY-MM-DD) rather than the folder after copying to the computer. I include a letter code for the camera body and another for the lens, and add the location. Sounds complicated, but it's really simple using a renaming utility with scripts for the file names. The script takes the date from the EXIF; I have a different script for each body/lens combinations, and just add the location. The utility that I use is Rename Master.
Then I move the files into folders that I have by month and subject and format (e.g. 2016-10 DNG birds). I cull as I go, and use lossless rotation for jpgs. I tend to process the RAW images in batches by folder (e.g. I'll do all the bird photos from October 2016 in one batch).
You could use a rename utility to change the folder names to YYYY-MM-DD (or whatever) so they sort alphabetically, but automating the insertion of the date to the date the photos were taken rather than the date the folder was created on your computer might be tricky.
Last edited by Des; 10-10-2016 at 09:36 PM.