THE FILENAME SANDBOX

Give your file a direction.

Three choices, one clear name. Try the method with fictional projects.

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Build a filename

Start with the three questions.

Filename choices
Need another project or stage?
YOUR FILENAMELIVE PREVIEW
ProjectA_Books_Draft_ChapterOne_v1.0.txt

Just the name. Your file hasn’t been changed.

Here’s where it belongs

Destination preview · relative to your future base folder

  • 01 Projects
    • Project A
      • 02 Books
        • 02 Manuscripts
          • 01 Drafts

Project ABooksManuscript draft. Each token matches this map.

Finley, your friendly shark filing guide

A name with a next step.
“Draft” tells future you there’s still room to make it better.

A little practice, in batches.

Choose .txt or .docx files. Preview their names, then download fresh copies.

50 FILES · 25 MB TOTAL

Drop a few practice files here

Every file in a batch uses the route and description selected above. Group files with the same purpose.

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Check an existing filename
Needs review

The name does not match the documented filename contract.

09 Review/Incoming

Preview only. No file is moved.