A hierarchy of folders is great for hierarchical data like Accounts>2020>July>july_20.xlsx For other stuff is a nightmare because it often could be in 2 place

A hierarchy of folders is great for hierarchical data like Accounts>2020>July>july_20.xlsx For other stuff is a nightmare because it often could be in 2 places. Maybe you have a folder for <bosses_name> and one for HR...now your boss asks you for that hr thing he asked you to do 2 years ago, where is it? I give my non-hierarchical files filenames with as much meta data as possible, and stick them all in one folder. Search does the rest. I save my temporary files in my downloads folder. Now and again I delete stuff from a year or so ago.