Handover documentation: the four usual traps
Advice on handover documentation tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
A yearly tidy-up rhythm: rhythm decides it
Advice on a yearly tidy-up rhythm tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Naming conventions that scale: the complete picture
Put naming conventions that scale back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
How deep folders should go: start with the conclusion
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: the workable version
Anyone who has spent time on dating files consistently has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
When to add version numbers: the workable version
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: the four usual traps
Advice on three places for critical files tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Choosing an external drive: what to do first
Separate two things in choosing an external drive: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Encrypting cloud storage: the workable version
Most people want encrypting cloud storage to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
How incremental backup works: what to do first
If you only read one paragraph, read this: how incremental backup works depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Structuring a photo archive: start with the conclusion
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: how to do it concretely
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: how to do it concretely
If you have already tried scanning documents to archive and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Digitising contracts: adapting to different settings
Most people want digitising contracts to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Verifying that backups work: what to do first
Anyone who has spent time on verifying that backups work has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Running a restore drill: what to do first
Most people do not fail at running a restore drill from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
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: what to do first
Put recovering deleted files back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Checking drive health: what to do first
Advice on checking drive health tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Privacy in the cloud: the workable version
If you have already tried privacy in the cloud and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…