First, structuring you notes in s tree like structures using folders is a valid approach (independent on real files structure).
Second, some people, including me, expect that their notes can live longer that tools, in this case it makes sense to not rely on tool features too much.
This is not for everyone, I agree. I don’t see how it ties my notes to any specific tool, however. It doesn’t impact the contents of notes. It’s just a different way of interacting with them.
@gelberhut@biscotty@obsidianmd I agree with gelberhut. Folders are to organization as plaintext is to data, and are one of the keys to a files-first, future-proofing approach. #Obsidian could break and refuse to open, and I could still navigate my notes in any file manager and open and use them in any text or #markdown editor. That’s going to be a lot harder to do if you’ve dumped all of your thousands or tens of thousands of notes in root. #PKM
@EpiphanicSynchronicity@gelberhut@biscotty@obsidianmd I do both: indexes and MOCs and individual projects are organised into directory structures, "cards" go into one folder with little organisation but only after they're tagged or linked into the indexes in ways I'm pretty sure I can access if/when #obsidian passes.
@Colman@gelberhut@biscotty@obsidianmd I use MOCs, tags, etc., too. #Obsidian lets you link freely across folders, which don’t comstrain you from using other organizational methods concurrently.
@Colman@gelberhut@biscotty@obsidianmd I don’t think assigning a directory to everything is any more “artificial” than assigning a tag or an MOC, but I do use several inbox folders for notes I want to process later.
@austingovella@EpiphanicSynchronicity@Colman@gelberhut@biscotty@obsidianmd I use folders where it makes sense to me to do so. Where they add value to my workflow. Some sections of my vault have folders 2 or 3 deep, because that's what I need for those topics.
I also have a folder called ALL THE NOTES (my folder names are always in capitals, for easy differentiation from files) where everything else is dumped.
Works great for me! There's no true religion for organising your stuff.
I also have a folder called ALL THE NOTES (my folder names are always in capitals, for easy differentiation from files) where everything else is dumped.
Works great for me! There's no true religion for organising your stuff.
Resilio Sync works very well for this too. I had looked at syncthing, but there was a reason I chose Resilio. Just can’t recall what that reason is at the moment
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