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Content Enable editor Use plain text Code entry <p><strong>Storage Locations</strong></p> <p>My files are stored on my external drive, which is backed up daily to OneDrive.</p> <ol> <li>Extreme SSD</li> <li>OneDrive</li> </ol> <p>I only have four folders. No more nested, annual, or categorical folders. Just three long and one short file list.</p> <ol> <li>Media (personal and sources)</li> <li>Sources (text source material)</li> <li>Personal (documents)</li> <li>Database</li> </ol> <p><strong>Benefits</strong></p> <ol> <li>I don't have to decide where to put every file.</li> <li>Files that can span projects won't be hidden in another project.</li> <li>Hyperlinks will be short and concise.</li> </ol> <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Media</th> <th>Sources</th> <th>Personal</th> <th>Database</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1792-01-01_map_of_haiti</td> <td>1714-02-06_montiano_orders</td> <td>1989-12-89_josh_birth_certificate</td> <td>2016-06-16_access_db</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2018-04-12_sahs_seminar_recording</td> <td>1973-06-07_spv_invited</td> <td>1991-08-10_Chelsea_birth_certificate</td> <td>2024-02-10_amy_db</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2024-02-09_gtm_sunrise</td> <td>2024-01-13_amy_note_diego_pond</td> <td>2019-02-19_brannon_divorce</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Storage Rules</strong></p> <ol> <li>No file is filed without being completely in the database.</li> <li>Use tags to capture identifiers that are not searchable.</li> <li>All sources are assigned to their most likely project.</li> <li>All new files are backed up daily.</li> <li>The contents of both drives must match daily.</li> </ol> <p><strong>UPDATE 1/21/2026</strong></p> <p>I outgrew both the SSD and OneDrive.</p>

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