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I store my files chronologically. Every time I want to store something I want to keep, I make a folder with the name format "2022-11-01 something something". Th
by drsopp 4y ago
I store my files chronologically. Every time I want to store something I want to keep, I make a folder with the name format "2022-11-01 something something". The text here is just a short description in natural language. If I feel like it I add a tag here like invoice or photos. The point is to make it searchable. I easily find most things I am looking for with Directory Opus and Recoll.
- johnwalkr 4y agoI use this simple system too, except for media. Everything else goes in a new folder inside my "2022" folder. I tried for a few years to store things in a more hierarchical way or use tags, but it was too much mental effort to think about it every time. I also tried something similar to symlinks when google drive used to support putting files in multiple locations, and it was surprising how confusing it was to manage. Unless you apply symlinks or tags in a very consistent way, it just ends up being frustrating finding something that you think tagged or linked in one way but actually, you tagged it in another way or forgot to tag it at all.