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= Jerry's system =
Here is my method of directory and file organization.''circa 21 Jul 2008''
* '''/srv''' - I store all my server files in /srv, including WWW and Samba. This is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard standard UNIX directory] for "Site-specific data which is served by the system."
= [[User:Duncan|Duncan]]'s system =
'''The goal''' ''circa 22 Jul 2008''
I've decided to aim for a system designed to work on any computer made after 1994. This means I can put the files on virtually any media and virtually anyone can read them. But this comes at a cost:
* Directory depth is limited to media plus 7 (limit of [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660 ISO 9660]). For example: ''media/2/3/4/5/6/7/file.ext''
* File and directory names are limited to
a-z Lower-case alphabetical characters (see below)
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= [[User:Romjerome|Jerome]]'s system =
My Media objects use the same naming structure ''circa 28 Sep 2010'' :
ISO 8601 date_description.extension
-- [[User:Romjerome|Romjerome]] 26 July 2008 (EDT)
= [[User:Fsmunoz|Frederico]]'s system =''circa 26 July 2008''
I'm converting my physical storage system from a ad-hoc solution based on a 2-ring binder with all the documents (organised by the [[Genealogical_Numbering_Systems#Sosa-Stradonitz|Soza number]]) to a vertical filling system that is organised by manilla folders that contain all the relevant information for each family. The focus is thus less on the individual and more on the family. Using folders allow for a much easier way to aggregate all relevant documents (certificates, photos, research logs, etc) and also facilitates research since each folder is pretty much self-contained and can be easily retrieved when needed, and taken to the archives for investigation.
With that in mind it makes some sense to mirror this physical approach when organising digital documents, especially since every document has both a physical copy and a digital one. I am experimenting with creating a directory for each family under a Sources folder (it could also be named Families, or any other name really), like this:
* Sometimes one doesn't have information about the marital status of an individual, and when that is latter discovered files could have to be moved. An example would be the military record of an individual that doesn't contain information about his marriage, and since there is no other source that contains such an information it is not possible to create a Family directory. When latter that information surfaces those documents would have to be moved to the Family folder.
= [[User:Dsblank|Doug]]'s System =
I don't do anything special: I put all images in one directory, mostly. But some are in other places.
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