(Is this getting confusing? I hope not.) “Each folder will present its own particular set of requirements for further sub – organization,” said Virtue. Once everything is separated into your main folders, now you can make sub folders within each folder. But one way to do it is with three large folders: one for things you made (resumes, Word documents, etc.), one for things your friends made (family photos, etc.), and for things made by the rest of the world (MP3s, movies, software, etc.), according to programmer Mark Virtue on . Sounds like that would about cover it. Which system you choose is up to you, as it should be based on your preferences. Now that you’ve gotten rid of the excess, you’ll want to put the files that passed the test into folders. “You’d be surprised how much storage is used up by duplicate files, whether they’re files you saved twice to different locations or multiple downloads of the same file,” said Natasha Stokes on . The best way to track them all down, and delete them, is with an app such as Duplicate Detective. I mean, how many copies of your resume, or photos of your cat do you really need? (OK, maybe a lot, but you get my point.) Not only do duplicate files make your desktop look messy, but they obviously take up a lot of memory. Getting rid of extra clutter is the best place to start. By syncing browsers, to-do lists, calendars and cloud storage across all your devices, you can save yourself the hassle of re-finding, re-entering and reorganizing data.” “If you have to email something to yourself, or manually re-enter data on your computer, you’re doing something wrong. Marry your smartphones, computers and tablets
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