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01-01-2011, 11:20 PM

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jemma

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whatever you do start soon + stay organised---back up your files lots of money to lose try buzz tools i have 4d and am happy with that

01-01-2011, 11:24 PM

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fabric whisperer

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Location: Ohio... wanna build a cabin in the woods and live off the land... and quilt all day!

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when you download them, you should have the option to rename them... leave the extension the same (.pes .hus whatever) but say designsbysick has a freebie you like, and you download, it's named 1234567.pes -- before you tell it to save, you should get 1 window that allows you to rename it as ragdoll_redwk1.pes? I do that, and it saves me hours on organizing... Granted, I have the Husq Designer software, so I can always view thru there, but it really saves me time when looking for a certain design.

01-01-2011, 11:31 PM

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fabric whisperer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bevsie

... and I change the numbers to names which describe the design....such as...snowmantree.pes, so I know that snowman is holding a tree..etc.

+1 ~ that's basically what I do... rename it so it makes sense to me... if its a whole folder of a "set", rename it to something that makes sense to me... I did this... I like Designs by JuJu on OPW (Oregon Patchwork Mall)... so I have:
embroidery
> Designs by JuJu
> > snowmen
> > > snowmen appliques
> > > > DbJJ-snowapp-xmas
> > > > DbJJ-snowgirls
> > > > DbJJ-snowfriends (penguins)
(etc, each > > indicates a folder within a folder to help with the organization...

I've started organizing by site, too -- AnnTheGran, DesignsbySiCK, OPW, emblib, CD art, etc etc ... hope that makes sense?

01-02-2011, 07:25 AM

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featherweight

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I keep miine on external hard drives. Then if I get a virus or my computer crashes, I don't worry about loosing them. I keep them by designer. Amazing Designs, Anita Goodesigns, Brother, etc. I think I would have a heart attack if I lost my designs. I keep them catagorized in my 4D organizer.

01-02-2011, 09:57 PM

#15

Nanamoms

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Hi, I use the Sew What Pro software by sands computing. There are several stand alone programs. Sew Iconz is the one I use to see what designs I've downloaded. Sew Cat is the one that organizes your designs and helps with duplications. I organize my files just as someone above posted. I set up a file in My Documents for Embroidery Designs and then designate each category Designs XXX as subfolders. Then you can back up all to a drive to protect from crash and also just backup the design you want to embroidery to a drive to take to your machine.