How to Organize - Digital Photos on Computer Discs

Let's face it--it is easy to get overwhelmed when youhelps to keep your important disc labels in place as
have computer discs and digital video discs to keepwell.
tidy around your home or office. They start to multiplyArchival sleeves come with other features built in to
exponentially when you get busy, and at that point itprotect your digital data on your CD's and DVD's. If
feels as if they take on a life of their own. Instead ofyou get a scratch on the side of the disc that the laser
stuffing them into a desk drawer, hoping that you willreads, you are in big trouble because that scratch can
have time to "deal with them later," why not start andamage the data so that it is unreadable. This is
easy-to-implement storage solution for all your digitalespecially important when multiple discs are stored
photographs? One simple and space-efficient way totogether in DVD storage sleeves, for example. A CD
organize all those discs is to use archival sleeves andstorage sleeve can help reduce the changes of
a CD sleeve binder.corrosion causing surface damage to the disc, and
A CD Storage Sleeve to your rescue . . .thus it or DVD storage sleeves help to extend the life
A CD storage sleeve is a plastic envelope, but thisof the data on the CD or DVD.
storage device is used to keep your CD's in order.So, what you need is a stack of DVD storage sleeves
Archival sleeves have individual pockets into which youand a CD sleeve binder or two to help you get started
can slip a single CD or DVD. Several of these pocketson your organization plan. Take your CD's out of your
are placed on a CD storage sleeve, so you can storedesk. There may be a lot of discs, but that's okay
several discs on both sides of the same CD storagebecause it is very easy to bring order out of the
sleeve.chaos. You can choose a method for organizing the
Many people create their own inkjet or laser-printerdiscs that makes the most sense for your situation. If
labels for use on CD's and DVD's. These are great,you are a gallery owner, you may wish to organize
because they let you know exactly what is stored onthem by photographer name. You may choose to
the disc. There is an issue with label damage whenorganize them by content or year. Once like discs are
they are stored improperly, however. Archival sleevesplaced in sleeves, they can then be put into a CD
are a perfect solution for this problem, because thesleeve binder, with dividers to label separate sections,
archival sleeves are created from acid-free materials.and into separate binders according to topic.
Archival sleeves also offer UV protection, and thisOrganization problem solved.