Storing digital content is best done when it is a structured method. You may need to first understand where the digital content is located and determine if there is already a structure in place. Metadata will also play a part in how the structure of the digital content should be packaged.
Resources:
Structural metadata
Filenaming
Packaging containers
- Is this digital content in Folders?
- Is this digital content in ZIP or TAR files?
- Was a standard tool used to package this digital content?
- Bagger / BagIt
- Archivematica / BagIt
- DART (Digital Rrchivists Resource Tool) / BagIt
Examples:
Example 1 - Digital Records Collections
Example 2 - Digital Photographs