![]() Then I could dump all the files into a single database (for easy backup) and spotlight could do some indexing, and it might be pretty sweet. and then start a database with the file name, the author of the pdf, the title, journal title the originating project (so like the class name, or paper that I the file entered the system for this is often a useful data point for me when I'm hunting for something I don't know the name of.) #Eaglefiler todd how to#So, I'm interested in thinking about how to organize all these files, and here's my idea:Īutomatically rename all the files, with sequentially numbered file names so "0000001.pdf," "0000002.pdf" etc. This probably means doing something open source/kludgey, but I'd like to consider this more fully before I'm all rash about it. ![]() I have a gig and a half of files after an undergrad degree, and I'm going to start a doctoral program in the next couple of years, so this collection of files is only going to get bigger, so I want to devise a system that can grow with me. I've thought about solutions like Yep!, and Eagle Filer, and Yojimbo, and even staying with DevonThink, but, going through all these files is going to be a pain in the ass, and I want something will be enduring, and scaleable. So I'm looking for a new idea of how to keep these things organized. I'm going to have to start from scratch, basically if I want to continue to use it (a long painful story. (I have the penultimate g4 15 powerbook model) I've found that keeping it running all the time, as I'm wont to do, often is a strain on my somewhat aging laptop. I have about a gig and a half of PDF files, and no really good enduring organizational structure for the files. ![]() I've used DevonThink Pro for a while, and while it's good, I have some issues with it: I have a massive number of PDF files (I'm a student/academic type) and no really good organizational strategy for them. Hello, I have a question for the hive mind, and this seems like as good of a place as any. ![]()
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