Sync is not backup: what to do first
If you have already tried sync is not backup and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…
Recovering deleted files: judge, act, review
If you only read one paragraph, read this: recovering deleted files depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Checking drive health: the workable version
There is plenty written about checking drive health and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the bedside…
Privacy in the cloud: one full walkthrough
Most people do not fail at privacy in the cloud from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
A shared drive at home: putting effort where it counts
Put a shared drive at home back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Archiving versus deleting: start with the conclusion
Most people do not fail at archiving versus deleting from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Handover documentation: start with the conclusion
There is plenty written about handover documentation and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the commute,…
A yearly tidy-up rhythm: what to do first
Let us set the limits of a yearly tidy-up rhythm first: it reliably improves backups that survive a power cut, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Naming conventions that scale: adapting to different settings
Let us set the limits of naming conventions that scale first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver…
How deep folders should go: how to do it concretely
Anyone who has spent time on how deep folders should go has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Dating files consistently: the four usual traps
Separate two things in dating files consistently: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
When to add version numbers: adapting to different settings
If you have already tried when to add version numbers and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Three places for critical files: putting effort where it counts
If you have already tried three places for critical files and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Choosing an external drive: the complete picture
Let us set the limits of choosing an external drive first: it reliably improves no reinstalling from scratch, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Encrypting cloud storage: what to do first
Advice on encrypting cloud storage tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
How incremental backup works: the four usual traps
If you have already tried how incremental backup works and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Structuring a photo archive: rhythm decides it
Separate two things in structuring a photo archive: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Storing video sensibly: rhythm decides it
Anyone who has spent time on storing video sensibly has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Scanning documents to archive: the complete picture
Let us set the limits of scanning documents to archive first: it reliably improves files found in three seconds, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Digitising contracts: rhythm decides it
Advice on digitising contracts tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and some…