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File organization strategies: filing versus piling
<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Macworld breaks down the two main strategies for organizing your digital documents: the organizer/filer approach with more folders, and the searcher/piler approach with smarter searches. Searchers should give Spotlight a little help finding documents by assigning them meaningful file names:
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Macworld breaks down the two main strategies for organizing your digital documents: the organizer/filer approach with more folders, and the searcher/piler approach with smarter searches. Searchers should give Spotlight a little help finding documents by assigning them meaningful file names:
When you save a file, take a moment to think about what words you might use to search for that file later, and then be sure to use those keywords in the file's name.
For example, a file named Steve Jobs Interview will be easier to track down than a file named Interview2. This rule also applies to creating folder names; use a different set of keywords that add context to the files within. This will help you distinguish between similarly named files on your Mac when you search.
My digital organization nirvana is somewhere between filing and piling; for a simple, six-folder structure for organizing your documents directory, check out how to organize "My Documents." How do you keep your home directory in order? Let us know in the comments. — Gina Trapani
Finesse your files [Macworld]
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