Every photographer has met the chaos folder. It starts innocently: exports, selects, resized, final, final-final, client-final, new-final, actual-final. Then one day a client asks for a photo and you are suddenly doing archaeology.
Name folders like future you will be tired
Future you will not remember the context. Use dates, client names, and clear set names. If a folder cannot explain itself in two seconds, rename it.
Keep originals separate from delivery files
Originals, edits, exports, and web versions should not all live in one soup. Separation makes backup, sync, and later retrieval less stressful.
Mirror your stack structure locally
If the client sees Ceremony, Reception, Portraits, and Details, your local folder should probably understand that shape too. The less translation you do, the fewer mistakes happen.
Archive with intention
Once the stack is delivered, save what matters and remove what does not. Storage is cheaper than confusion, but confusion is still expensive.