On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 8:14 AM Prashant P Kothari <[email protected]> wrote:
A question for the hive mind: do you have any tips for how to organize > files/ folders on one's computer. > My challenge: after multiple laptops/ desktops/ hard rives and transferring > data and files from one to the other, I have a mishmash of folders on my > current laptop - and lots of duplicates > There is a certain amount of up-front hard work that is required, and a certain amount of ongoing discipline. 1. Start with organizing in VERY high level directory structure. (e.g WORK and PLAY at the highest level) 2. PLAY could then possibly have subdirectories like READ, WATCH, LISTEN, PICTURES and so on... 3. The subdirectory names should get more and more specific as you drill down (e.g there is a directory called "Jaipur2010Oct" under PICTURES, which might contain another subfolder called "RedFort") 4. Don't worry about filling up the directories just yet, but do put new stuff in specific directories as they get created. 5. Over time, as you use more files on your computer, get into the habit of moving it to a specifically named directory. 6. Copy this entire directory structure to a cloud service like dropbox, box, or google drive (two caveats: if you are truly paranoid, consider encrypting it first; and you may not want to bother with music/movies). You can automate this process by using a tool like Synctoy for Windows. This will give you a copy accessible from any other computer. 7. Depending on how much stuff you have, this will, over time, come to resemble a well-organised and structured computer. :) Udhay
