Sync is not backup: from judgement to finish
Anyone who has spent time on sync is not backup has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Recovering deleted files: the complete picture
Let us set the limits of recovering deleted files first: it reliably improves backups that survive a power cut, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Checking drive health: judge, act, review
Most people want checking drive health to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Privacy in the cloud: the four usual traps
Separate two things in privacy in the cloud: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead…
A shared drive at home: the four usual traps
If you have already tried a shared drive at home and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Archiving versus deleting: how to do it concretely
Separate two things in archiving versus deleting: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Handover documentation: from judgement to finish
Let us set the limits of handover documentation first: it reliably improves files found in three seconds, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…
A yearly tidy-up rhythm: judge, act, review
There is plenty written about a yearly tidy-up rhythm and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the study…
Naming conventions that scale: one full walkthrough
If you have already tried naming conventions that scale and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
How deep folders should go: how to do it concretely
Put how deep folders should go back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Dating files consistently: one full walkthrough
If you have already tried dating files consistently and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
When to add version numbers: the four usual traps
Put when to add version numbers back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Three places for critical files: judge, act, review
Most people want three places for critical files to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Choosing an external drive: adapting to different settings
Most people want choosing an external drive to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Encrypting cloud storage: putting effort where it counts
If you have already tried encrypting cloud storage and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
How incremental backup works: from judgement to finish
Anyone who has spent time on how incremental backup works has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Structuring a photo archive: what to do first
There is plenty written about structuring a photo archive and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…
Storing video sensibly: rhythm decides it
Most people do not fail at storing video sensibly from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Scanning documents to archive: adapting to different settings
Most people do not fail at scanning documents to archive from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Digitising contracts: the workable version
Anyone who has spent time on digitising contracts has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…