Question: Document management?

How do you manage your documents and other electronic files? Carefully-constructed hierarchy of directories, a third party application, or just chucking everything into one place and searching? From Neil.

Comments

[David Green]

Directory hierarchy! But I also have a third party application that stores directories of all archives on DVD & HDD for searching as well.

[Gavin]

Proper folders and file management.

[Mr Fatuous]

Folder structures with help from Agent Ransack.

[Neil]

Folder structures for me, because I need that to sync with iAnnotate, but, for finding stuff on the computers, I just use Spotlight.

Everything kept in sync using Unison, which is an excellent tool.

[Bob Deskin]

Folder hierarchies. Used them on my Windows boxes for years and now on my Mac. I admit to losing something every now and then and that the structure could be better, but the things I need regularly are readily available.

[Zelph]

Folders. I have multiple copies of some files (e.g. resumé's) that a search would give confusing results.

Although for my gmail, I am seeing less and less need to tag emails to retrieve them.

[vboelema]

Everything is where it should be nice and neat. Even my desktop is completely clean and clear. I generally right click on the folder pinned to the bottom of my desktop to go straight to the folder I need, or I use my most used apps pinned down there and find the last used file since most of my work is on-going.