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Getting things done file system
Getting things done file system






getting things done file system

The group names in DEVONThink are the same as the file cabinet and folder names on my main system. I use separate databases for the different types of info.

GETTING THINGS DONE FILE SYSTEM PORTABLE

I do separate the DT stuff into that which I need on the portable devices (iPhone or iPad) and that that I only need on the 2 larger computers. I have DEVONThink for small bits of reference and that is undergoing a re-org as well. i.e I have folders like Software-Scapple, Software-Omnifocus, Sheep_Breeding, Sheep-Disease_OPP, Sheep-Disease_Scrapie. I have a very few groupings that I manage by naming their respective folders in a way that makes sense.

getting things done file system

The digital equivalent of David Allen's file a single piece of paper. Everything goes into a folder, even if it's just a single file. There are a very few of the folders that actually have a second layer but that is in the minority. Within each "file cabinet" folder I have a single layer of folders that sort alphabetically automatically. For now as I find stuff related to either organization I just dump the file into that organizations' top folder and move on as I am focusing on my personal stuff for now. This is a work in progress so I have many more folders than that right now as I am cleaning up the system. In my system all someday/maybe folders are kept in my main file cabinet folder, not separate. Within those I have a single layer of folders that sort by name. They are labeled Active_Projects, File_Cabinet and then 3, one for each organization where I am a current officer. I have 5 digital "file cabinets" as folders on my main computer.

getting things done file system

I have a laptop, desktop, iPhone and iPad that all need some set or subset of my digital files. I'm in the middle of doing a complete and massive overhaul of my system.








Getting things done file system