While researching my family tree I have gathered a large collection of documentation and media files. I like to file them in a consistent manner so as to allow for easy access. The naming convention I have settled on is
– Document Type
– Document Year
– Family Name
– Given Names(s)
– Notes
To automate the process I created a Hazel Rule that uses Applescript to prompt for the various information categories then renames the file, moving it to a centralised folder and filing into a Family Name-Document Type structure.
For future reference I store the URL of the site the information was downloaded from as a Comment.
Copies of the macros can be downloaded via this link.