guys, all of you just need a normal digital asset management cloud software that is integrated with Shopify. here’s a list of just a few https://www.capterra.com/digital-asset-management-software/
Thanks but you are stating the very obvious @StanJewellery … maybe you didnt bother reading the posts by @Bob_Meyer and @CharmingOrange ? Cloud file mgmt software - and good file mgmt habits (as per others suggestions) - can only part-solve this issue for most of us time-poor merchants.
why only part-solve?
OK its confirmed, you didnt bother to read the thread in this discussion 
Hi Stacy,
Right, within the Settings/Files section, you can do all sort of organization of the photos. You can see the file name, file size, file type, etc., etc., and filter them, sort them - yes, you can do all sorts of things there.
I have to ask, though, whether you’ve had occasion to go further, into Themes/Customize, to actually add those photos to your page. The format of those photos there is NOTHING like was you see in Files. You get to see 19 photos at a time, and have to “load more” to see another 19, ad infinitum. And there is no way to sort, filter, see a filename, file size, or anything else other than the thumbnail. Maybe it’s just the template I’m using, but I don’t think so (it’s a paid template, and not a cheap one).
I think this applies to your post as well, Stan. You can have the finest DAM software around, and I don’t see how it would change how the photos are actually put into your site - you still have to deal with the incredibly severe limitation of how to actually place the photo on the page.
Also, any way you sort or customize filenames or anything else in Files, NONE of that translates into what you see in Themes/Customize. None. Well, if you delete items from Files, you won’t see it any more in Customize, but that’s not a lot of help, is it?
Hello @Bob_Meyer ,
Yes, Shopify has some limitations in sorting images and selecting them from the entire list on a particular page. But they remain sorted in the same order as in the Files section of Loading... when you try to add an image to the page.
You can somehow adjust it to suit the needs - sort by date or by name, and then edit a specific page and choose an image.
Hi Stacy,
Well, I tried that before I wrote it. I re-organized my photos in
Files, went the the website editor after refreshing the screen and all
that, and there was absolutely no effect on the order of the photos
available to use.
Bob
I am also looking to do this if possible. I appreciate Shopify is more of a build tool, but being able to create folders would be really helpful. Is there any work being done on this? Thanks. )
Hey there! As a long-time user of Shopify, we’ve come to realize that managing our file store can be a real pain in the neck. Over time, we’ve accumulated a ton of images that were used or tested in the past, and it’s become a massive junkyard that’s hard to navigate. Plus, trying to figure out which images we can delete without breaking something is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
The problem gets even worse when new team members take over website maintenance and aren’t familiar with our file store history. We don’t want to risk accidentally deleting something important and hurting our site’s performance, but we also don’t want to waste time sifting through thousands of images to find what we need.
That’s why we’re reaching out to Shopify to request a new feature that can help us better organize and manage our file store. We think it would be a huge help if there were tools that made it easier to delete unwanted files without worrying about damaging our site. And let’s be real, who doesn’t want a cleaner, more organized file store?
We know that Shopify is always looking for ways to improve user experience, and we believe this would be a game-changer for many of us. We hope you’ll seriously consider our request and help make our lives easier! Thanks for your consideration.
I’m new to Shopify and am getting along just fine. I just now discovered that there is no way to add folders to be able to organize my files and content. SERIOUSLY, Shopify? I would by a 3rd party app if there is one.
Views in Shopify refer to customized perspectives or filtered displays of your product or collection lists.
Purpose:
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Organization: Views help organize products and collections by allowing you to create duplicate or filtered lists based on specific criteria.
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Experimentation: They provide a safe way to experiment with collections without affecting the original setup.
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Search and Filtering: Views facilitate searching and filtering by collection type, sales channels, or other criteria, making it easier to locate and manage specific products.
How to Use Views:
- Create a New View: Make a duplicate of the original view to experiment with collections.
- Filter the Original List: Apply filters to the main product or collection list based on your criteria.
- Create Views from Filtered Results: Generate views from the results of applied filters.
- Comprehensive Overview: Take a comprehensive look at the various views, exploring assigned products within each view.
Optimization Tips:
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Naming Convention: Adopt a naming convention for views to easily identify their purpose.
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Regular Maintenance: Periodically review and update views based on changes in your product offerings or organizational needs.
Overall Benefit: Views provide a flexible and organized way to manage collections, aiding in efficient product management and easier navigation within the Shopify admin interface.
Thank you for this. I now understand what views is for.
unfortunately, it doesn’t fulfill the need of organisation for uploaded files, rather than products/collections.
obviously, websites have a lot more images/documents/videos etc that aren’t linked to products/collections. It would be great to be able to organise these uploaded files
Karlie - is there a feature request or any other way we (the users) can help push this enhancement forward? I’m also really interested in this feature and it looks like there is lots of interest. I’m in the process of exploring migrating from another platform and cannot imagine that I cannot organize my brand photos vs. my individual product photos, freebies and general images in a coherent way.
Let us know if there is a feature request we can all go upvote somewhere! I’m new to the platform so don’t know the best way to make my voice heard.
Thanks so much!
Crazy to think we are all out here struggling with a core functional shortcoming - image management - while Shopify makes continuous UX tweaks to the backend and focuses on adding other functions that leave us merchants underwhelmed.
Meanwhile others here try helping and suggest ridiculous DIY workarounds that would make you think we are in the 2010 PC (pre-SaaS) computing era.
Agreed this is definitely something that would be helpful to implement shopify! Otherwise it is just a bunch of random images in no order except the order they were uploaded in, which is usually random!
Hi Gubb,
I developed
https://apps.shopify.com/simple-file-manager
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to
allow folder creation and maintenance. It has a 2 week trial. Mind giving
it a shot to see if it supports what you are looking for?
I’m happy to chat more if you believe there are things that could be
done differently.
Following up on this, I’ve posted a couple of tutorials on how to use the app.
This was 20218 and its still not sorted Please please shopify make it possible to organise images on products, its shambless..
Did you manage to find a way to organise your uploaded files? I have 1,000s of image files and cannot find a way to easily manage them. It very frustrating.