Do you keep everything in “downloads” or have file trees 100 folders deep?

  • monovergent 🏁@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    Ideally:

    • Well-organized set of frequently-used and recent files on my laptop
    • Media and old documents on my NAS, synced to an external hard drive I can remove for travel
    • Each device/non-backup drive/USB drive/SD card backed up to its own folder on a large external drive
    • A duplicate of said drive from another manufacturer
    • An archival copy of my documents and photos (encrypted on microSD ofc) that I carry with me
    • Additional copy of the most important stuff on M-Discs

    Reality:

    • Controlled mess on my laptop
    • Dumping ground of random YT videos and CD rips on my NAS
    • A well-curated external drive prepared in my pandemic free time
    • An external drive with somewhat periodic backups of my devices alongside every unsorted file. I worry that some file paths have grown too long
    • Duplicate of the two above on one large external drive
    • Another external drive with files and backups of dubious usefulness that I refuse to delete
    • An outdated copy of my documents and photos on an everyday carry microSD
    • A stack of unused M-Discs