I came here from the coom.tech resource directory trying to get advice and input on software and tools for sorting and categorizing files with tags/metadata
To clarify, I do stuff with art history and niche historical topics, and I have a ton of files I need to tag with when and where they were made, what's being depicted, physical details about the piece, etc. Stuffing all that info into the filename means I often break the Windows normal path/filename character limit and causes issues, so i'm looking for a better solution.
Ideally, the metadata/tags would get embeded in/with the files themselves and stay functional when moved around or to a different system and then back to the original PC; and be viewable, editable or searchable via the normal Windows explorer folder viewer (even if I have to install scripts or programs to modify that), and wouldn't change the file hashes. But I realize there may not be anything that satisfies all of that criteria.
I've thought about using Hydrus, but I've heard it can alter file hashes wich has me worried and I also don't know it that fits my use case, which is less porn tagging and more actual archival and cultural heritage stuff.