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My approach to file management is delegation: - Most files go straight to the default recommended location. This includes downloads, git repositories, programs
by miguelrochefort 8y ago
My approach to file management is delegation:
- Most files go straight to the default recommended location. This includes downloads, git repositories, programs, etc.
- Source code is on GitHub.
- Emails are on Gmail.
- Notes and todos are on Google Keep.
- Books are on Google Drive in PDF or EPUB format.
- Photos and videos are on Google Photos and YouTube.
- Music is on Spotify and YouTube.
- Movies are on Netflix, or in the Downloads folder (until they're watched and deleted).
- Documents and scans are on Google Drive. If I must name a file, I use this convention: "Some_Description-20190106.ext". I mostly rely on search, but I have some high-level folders as well: Books, Health, Finance, Travel, Work, School, Scans, Thoughts, Projects, AppData, Backups.
In 2019, I want to migrate from files to a database. My plan is to extract knowledge from files and online services, and them into a RDF triple store:
- Google
- Keep
- Maps
- Fit
- Contacts
- Gmail
- Calendar
- Reddit
- Hacker News
- Pocket
- Amazon
- eBay
- Mint
- Bitcoin
- MyFitnessPal
- Chrome
- LinkedIn
- Twitter
- Facebook
- GitHub
- 23andMe
- iCheckMovies
- GoodReads
- YouTube
- Spotify
- Netflix
- IMDB
- VoIP.ms
- Airbnb
- Uber
- Agoda
- Booking
- TripAdvisor
Lastly, I want to make a lot of this data public. I'll start by releasing the source code of old/ongoing projects on GitHub and release my ideas/thoughts on my blog.
- cogs 8y agoI do like the idea that "Most files go straight to the default suggested path". Maybe the rest is a little Google-centric for me. Perhaps that's why I'm having trouble being organised; I haven't bought 100% into any ecosystem. Do you not keep source code locally? Or is it in two places?
- miguelrochefort 8y ago> Do you not keep source code locally? Or is it in two places? When I clone a git repository, it goes there by default: C:\Users\Me\source\repos\MyProject
- ech000 8y agoSince you seem to store everything on various Google services, what is your backup strategy in case you loose access to your account?
- miguelrochefort 8y ago1. Keep backup codes [1] 2. Download your data [2] [1] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1187538 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1187538 [2] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190
- eps 8y agoI think the GP meant what if Google erroneously block access to your account for a supposed T&C violation or what have you.
- miguelrochefort 8y agoOption 2. You can download all you data.