Handover documentation: the workable version
Put handover documentation back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
A yearly tidy-up rhythm: judge, act, review
Most people do not fail at a yearly tidy-up rhythm from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Naming conventions that scale: the four usual traps
There is plenty written about naming conventions that scale and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…
How deep folders should go: start with the conclusion
Most people want how deep folders should go to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Dating files consistently: the complete picture
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: judge, act, review
Advice on when to add version numbers tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Three places for critical files: one full walkthrough
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: rhythm decides it
Advice on choosing an external drive tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Encrypting cloud storage: adapting to different settings
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: one full walkthrough
Advice on how incremental backup works tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Structuring a photo archive: adapting to different settings
Most people do not fail at structuring a photo archive from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Storing video sensibly: adapting to different settings
Put storing video sensibly back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Scanning documents to archive: rhythm decides it
Put scanning documents to archive back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Digitising contracts: one full walkthrough
If you only read one paragraph, read this: digitising contracts depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…
Verifying that backups work: adapting to different settings
Let us set the limits of verifying that backups work first: it reliably improves backups that survive a power cut, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Running a restore drill: adapting to different settings
Advice on running a restore drill tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Sync is not backup: adapting to different settings
Most people do not fail at sync is not backup from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing part:…
Recovering deleted files: the complete picture
Anyone who has spent time on recovering deleted files has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Checking drive health: what to do first
If you only read one paragraph, read this: checking drive health depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…
Privacy in the cloud: start with the conclusion
If you only read one paragraph, read this: privacy in the cloud depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…