Organizing personal records is a very important step in being able to locate records. The first thing to consider is findability. The system that I would choose for personal records is color coded folders to distinguish importance; Red being the most important. 2nd Green;3rd Blue 4th Yellow and so on. I would have 10 of each color and have a private number code segment which would cover confidentiality. I would have them in a locked cabinet in a secure location for the safety aspect. I have not had any problems with findability of my records.