File Organization Rules
๐พ Media
Collections
- ๐พ Media/
- ๐ Books/ โ for reading
- ๐ฎ Games/ โ for playing
- ๐ต Music/ โ for listening
- ๐ฌ Videos/ โ for watching
Common formats
Type
Format
๐ Book
title (date) [author] (edition).epub
๐ฌ Comic
[date] title [author] (edition).cbz
๐ฎ Game
platform
/title (year)
/title (year) (version).bin
๐ฟ Album
title (date) [serial]
/disc-track - song.flac
๐ฌ Movie
title (year)
/title (year) - edition (encoding).mkv
๐บ Episode
title (year)
/season
/title (year) - season episode - name (encoding).mkv
๐ Books
Categories
- ๐ Books/
- ๐ฌ Comics/ โ illustrated stories
- ๐ Fiction/ โ creative writing
- ๐ Non-Fiction/ โ written knowledge
Book format
Type
Format
๐ Book
title (date) [author] (edition).epub
๐ฌ Comics
Comic organization
Sub-Categories
- ๐ฌ Comics/
- โ๏ธ Collection/ โ organized by author
- ๐ Erotica/ โ organized by porn genre
- ๐ง Fan/ โ organized by fandom
- โฌ ๏ธ Manga/ โ right-to-left format
- โฌ๏ธ Webcomics/ โ top-to-bottom format
- โก๏ธ Western/ โ left-to-right format
Comic formats
Type | Format |
---|---|
๐ Basic | title (year) /title volume.cbz |
๐ Standard | [date] title volume [author] (edition).cbz |
๐ Serialized | [date] title volume (chapters) [publisher (author)] (language) [edition].cbz |
๐ Doujinshi | [date (event)] title volume (related work) [circle (author)] (language) [source].cbz |
๐ Excerpt | [date (event)] title volume (excerpted work) [publisher (author)] (language) [source].cbz |
๐ Standard example:
Comics
/Manga
/Shinsekai yori (2012)
/[2012-12-07] Shinsekai yori v2 (c05-08) [Kodansha (Oikawa Tooru)] (Japanese) [1st Ed.].cbz
๐ Doujinshi example:
Comics
/Fan
/Touhou Project
/Cat's Works! (2014)
/[2014-05-11 (RTS11)] Cat's Works! (Touhou Project) [Hinaprin (Ikuta Takanon)] (English) [Cazzeggione].cbz
๐ Excerpt example:
Comics
/Erotica
/Futanari
/Fantasy
/AkuMiko (2012)
/[2012-06] Akumiko (Comic Mujin 2012-06) [Gura Nyuutou] (English) [Crimson Leo + Doujin-Moe.us].cbz
Abbreviations:
- v01 means "Volume 1"
- c23 means "Chapter 23"
- 3rd Ed. means "Third Edition"
๐ Fiction
Fiction organization
Sub-Categories
- โ๏ธ Collection/ โ organized by author
- ๐ง Fan/ โ organized by fandom
- ๐ Novels/ โ long story format
- โ๏ธ Poetry/ โ verse format
- ๐ฃ๏ธ Plays/ โ scripted drama format
- ๐ Shorts/ โ short story format
Fiction formats
Type | Format |
---|---|
๐ Folder | title (year) - author/ |
๐ Published | title volume (year) [author] (language) [edition].epub |
๐ Fan Fiction | [date] title (chapters) (related work) [author] (status) (language) [updated].epub |
๐ Fan Fiction example:
Fiction
/Fan
/X-Men
/[2003-03-22] Not Myself (c01-70) (X-Men) [Princess Alexandria] (Complete) [2004-10-09].epub
๐ Non-Fiction
Sub-Categories
Fiction Folder
Fiction
โโ Collection
+โ โโ (Author)
โ
โโ Fan
+โ โโ (Work)
-โ โโ title (year) [author]
-โ โโ [published] title [author] (content) [updated].epub
โ
โโ Original
+ โโ (Genre)
- Literature/
- Novels/
Title
/.../File
- Indie/
- Fan/
Derived Work
/.../File
- Original/
Author
/.../File
- Fan/
- Novels/
- Other/
- Textbooks/
Subject
/.../File
- Artbooks/
Title
/.../File
- Guidebooks/
Title
/.../File
- Magazines/
Title
/.../File
- Textbooks/
Files
- Book format
[Date] Title [Author] (Edition)
.ext
- Advanced format
[Date (Event)] Title Volume (Related Work) [Publisher (Author)] (Language) [Edition]
.ext
Preferred types:
.cbz
for comics..epub
for literature.
Examples
- Books/Comics/General/Manga/Shinsekai yori (2012)/
[2012-12-07] Shinsekai yori v2 (c05-08) [Kodansha (Oikawa Tooru)] (Japanese) [1st Ed.].cbz
- Books/Literature/Indie/Fan/X-Men/
[2003-03-22] Not Myself (c01-70) (X-Men) [Princess Alexandria] (Complete) [2004-10-09].epub
๐ฎ Games
Folders
- Games/
Platform
/Title
(Year
)/.../File
Files
- Game format
Title (Region) [Edition].ext
- Advanced format
[Date] Title [Developer] (Region) [Edition].ext
Preferred types:
.zip
for games over 1 GB in size.bin
for Cartridge ROMs.iso
for Disc ROMs
๐ต Music
Categories
- ๐ต Music/
- ๐ถ Audio/ โ recorded music
- ๐ผ Scores/ โ music compositions
- ๐๏ธ Videos/ โ music videos
General Formats
Type
Format
๐ฟ Album
title (date) [serial]
/disc-track - song.flac
๐ถ Audio
Sub-Categories
- ๐ผ Mixes/ โ organized by genre
- ๐ค Original/ โ organized by artist
- ๐ป Soundtrack/ โ organized by work
Audio subfolders
Audio
โโ Original
โ โโ (Artist)
โ โโ (Album)
โ โโ (Track).flac
โ โโ (Track).lrc
โโ Soundtrack
โโ (Work)
โโ (Album)
โโ (Track).flac
โโ (Track).lrc
Filenames
- Album folder
Title [Artist] (Date) [Catalog_#]
/
- Track file
Disc_#-Track# - Name
.flac
Scores subfolders
Scores
โโ Original
โโ Transcriptions
โโ (Work)
โโ (Score).mscz
Filenames
- Work folder
Work/Artist - Title
/
- Score file
Title
.mscz
๐ฌ Videos
Folders
- Anime/ โ Animated
- Adult/
Title (Year)/Video.mkv
โ Porn - BD-DVD/
Title (Year)/Disc.iso
โ Video Discs - Movies/
Title (Year)/Movie.mkv
โ Standalone - Series/
Title (Year)/Season #/Episode.mkv
โ Episodic
- Adult/
- Film/ โ Live Action
- Adult/ โ Porn
- JAV/
Code (Label)/Code-###/Video.mp4
โ Japanese Adult Videos
- JAV/
- BD-DVD/
Title (Year)/Disc.iso
โ Video Discs - Movies/
Title (Year)/Movie.mp4
โ Standalone - Series/
Title (Year)/Season #/Episode.mp4
โ Episodic
- Adult/ โ Porn
- Other/ โ Categorized
- Adult/
Type/Video.mp4
โ Porn - Crime/ โ Criminal and Police Activity
- Comedy/ โ Comedy Performances
- Educational/ โ Documentaries and Education
- Fandom/ โ Series-specific short videos
- Fashion/ โ People wearing Outfits
- Gaming/ โ Gameplay and Reviews
- Graphic/ โ NSFL content
- Memes/ โ Funny short videos
- Music/ โ Musical Performances
- Political/ โ Political campaigning & events
- Short Films/ โ Small film features
- Sports/ โ Sporting events
- Trailers/ โ Trailers & Advertisements
- War/ โ Military Conflict
- YouTube/ โ Assorted videos from specific YouTubers
- Adult/
Files
- Movie format
Title (Year) - Edition (Encoding).ext
Title (Year) - Edition (Language Resolution Source Video Audio).ext
- Episode format
Title (Year) - Season Episode - Name (Encoding).ext
Images
Sorting
- Art goes in
Art/
- Art known by Artist goes in
Artist/<Artist>/
- Art known by a parodied Series goes in
Subject/<Series>
- Art obtained in a sortable format go in
Sorted/
- Art known by Artist goes in
- Video game art goes in
Games/<Title> (<Year>)/
- Other image types go in
Type/<Image Type>/
.
File Names
- General image format
[source] creator - date - subject.ext
- Twitter images
[twitter] usernameโdateโpost ##โimage id.ext
- Pixiv images
[pixiv] user id_post ##_page # - username - subject.ext
- Fanbox images
fanbox username post id_page #.ext
Shining Force
Audio
Audio/
Doujin
- Unofficial worksDrama
- Voiced storiesFandisc
- Bonus discsGame
- In-game soundtracksMusic
- Disc album soundtracks
Subfolder contents
[YYYY-MM-DD] Album_name [Catalog_#] (Format)/
Disc_#-Track_## - Track_name.flac
Image_## - Description.jpg
Catalog_## - Description.log
Folder.jpg
Example
Audio/
Drama/
[2006-01-26] Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 1 Side Yin [WM-0520~0521] (FLAC+ISO)/
1-01 - Prologue ~Kioku~ Memories.flac
2-01 - #06 ~Hyoukai~ Tears.flac
2-EX - Data Track.iso
img01 - Cover.jpg
disc01 - WM-0520.log
disc02 - WM-0521.log
Folder.jpg
Overview
Media
โ
โโ Books
โ โโ Comics
-โ โ โโ ... [date] title [author] (edition).cbz
โ โโ Fiction
-โ โ โโ ... title (date) [author] (edition).epub
โ โโ Non-Fiction
-โ โโ ... title (date) [author] (edition) [publisher].pdf
โ
โโ Games
+โ โโ (Platform)
-โ โโ ... title (date) (version).bin
โ
โโ Music
โ โโ Audio
-โ โ โโ ... title [artist] (date) [catalog#]/
-โ โ โโ disc#-track# - name.flac
โ โโ Scores
โ โโ Videos
โ
โโ Videos
โโ Movies
- โ โโ ... Title (Year) [Edition] (Encoding).ext
โโ Series
- โโ ... Title (Year) - Season Episode - Name (Encoding).ext