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organize files by date put in folder

> * Is there a way to organize a particular folder so that it can
> present the files in that folder (in list view), by the date that I
> put the files into that folder, not the date the file was created or
> modified?

TOPICS: Mac OS X
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Depending on the files you...

Depending on the files you want to present by date you could use a naming criteria like I use for documents. In Australia our date format is DD/MM/YY, so I name all of my documents in reverse as follows: 070831 - File description. So I can easily find all documents created in 2007, then by month (August) then by say (31st).

 
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