![]() ![]() ![]() Should you rename the files? Definitely not! The team at Design Cuts has made efforts to name the files so they’re easily recognisable, plus it would just take too long! It can also be helpful to know the original file names if you ever need to reference them for customer service or in user forums. Just remember that using too many or making it too complicated defeats the purpose. For example, MU for Mockup and CA for Clip Art or VT for Vintage and MD for Modern. If you find that your folder names are getting too long, you can establish a few simple, memorable codes by type or style. By planning ahead, you can avoid extra work or file losses down the road. Some systems have limits on the number of characters you can use in a file name and don’t like special characters (basically anything that isn’t a number or letter except for hyphens or underscores). You also want to consider that you will eventually upgrade your computer, change operating systems or transfer files to external drives or the cloud. How would you search for those in the future if you’ve forgotten the maker name? For example, you may think that there’s no way you’d forget that all the vectorized vintage illustrations you have are made by Unember, but that might not be the case a year from now. The most important consideration is future proofing, both for yourself and for computer systems. Renaming folders in the future means relinking all those files when you open an older project file. How you name your folders is also important, especially if you’re linking to files. For example, a folder of Textures labeled Paint Effects might suffice for most users, but if you have a huge collection of paint effects, you may want to break them down further into categories like Oil or Watercolour. Manual Organisation The BasicsĪs with any organisational system, you want to keep your folder structure as simple and broad as possible without hindering your ability to find specific files. If you use Adobe Creative Cloud and want to set up organised libraries synced across multiple devices, Kim Klassen has an excellent tutorial showing you how to do that here. Now that you have your files, let’s look at how to organise them! PDF Invoice will automatically download a PDF of your invoice to your computer. ![]() The View Files button will show you the files associated with that product without taking you to a different page. This can be especially helpful if you’re referencing much older downloads before the searchable image gallery bundle guide was included with bundle purchases. If you click on the thumbnail for the product, a new window will open with the full overview page. There’s also a search bar on the right that will search only within your available downloads. You can use this to easily filter any purchase you’ve ever made at Design Cuts by category: Bundle, Fonts, Graphics, Add-Ons, Templates and Procreate. Under Your Downloads, you’ll see a filter on the left that’s set to All Downloads by default. You can also get there from Account > Your Downloads. After logging into your Design Cuts account, you will automatically be taken to Your Downloads. ![]()
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