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[-] [email protected] 47 points 2 years ago

It is arguably the best way to name large sets of indexed files on a filesystem.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago

I think that the best argument is that it makes sense when combined with hours minutes and seconds.

yyyy/MM/dd hh:mm:ss

Goes from large to small units.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago
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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, YYYY/MM/DD

[-] [email protected] -3 points 2 years ago

Files already have computer readable dates that can be used to sort and organize them

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

In certain instances that may not always be available.

One example I can think of is when browsing on a NAS.

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