Hard drive organization. Options

[Maccabee]

My files are not well rganized and it is really bugging me. Before I go through and organize everything, I want to know how you organize your stuff.

In documents I currently have tons of random crap, but I cant make a folder for stuff like it cause I have a lot of stuff that doesnt have anything else like it if you know what I mean. And in pictures I tried to make it so I ony have a few folders including, events, vacations and stuff but I always get random stuff in their and I dont want just a huge misc folder! So tell me how you organize!

[queen]

i put screenshots or avatars/sigs under "stock" when they're not in use(within "stock", i have other folders, but those could be adjusted to your personal preferences); if i'm currently using/working on an image or if it's an incomplete work, i put it under "play". you could always create a "misc" folder if you're more comfortable with that; personally, i've been accustomed to my "stock" folder, so i just stick with it.

i put webcam pics under photos 'cause i consider webcam a camera. anything that doesn't fit in an "event" (for example, random camwhoring) would just fall under the main camera folder.

to make it easier, here's my simple method for organizing: photographs VS. graphics. anything that's not taken by any of my own cameras, ie - stock photos you find online or any artwork, i consider it a graphic. if it was originally a photo from my own camera that has been edited, it would still fall under photos unless it's being used for some kind of photomanip/layout/digital art. if i follow these rules, i find it becomes easier to store things that would fall under more than one category.

wow, you're super organized. i just throw all my shit into one folder.

lol i have obsessive compulsive tendencies, and organization eases them for me ;o