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HDD Folder oranization
enine | Feb 21 2006
How is everyone organizing their electronic data? I started out years ago with MS Outlook and hit the 2G limit early on so I ended up having to archive data monthly which resulted in a folder structure based around monthly archives like this: 2006 So I started following this structure and would store other files such as bank statements, pictures, invoices, etc in those folders. Problem now is finding anything I have to wait for a search to crawl through all those folders or remember when I did something or have some sort of index to it. I usually end up just hunting through the various years and months looking for what I want rather than keeping an index up to date so I'm looking for better suggestions as to how to organize inportant files. 25 Comments
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 I seem to have this...Submitted by emory on March 20, 2006 - 7:22pm.
Berko wrote:
I seem to have this weird desire to keep my life's history indexed on my computer. I want everything accessible to Spotlight and Quicksilver, and I want every document I might ever need to be right at hand. I download every episode of my favorite TV shows. Until TB hard drives make it to Apple's laptop line, I am stuck living in "Oh, shit, my hard drive is almost full again. What can I delete/archive to DVD or FTP?" I end up doing this two or three times a month. My method of making text files that are indexes (see also) means that if I do a spotlight search for something, that text file comes up, and I instantly know what CD/DVD/tape that something is on. Works likedity split. PS, you're a student on a tight budget, why not build yourself an Xbox Media Center! Its a piece of cake and makes for a fantastic media player! » POSTED IN:
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