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Computers are used in homes and businesses all over the world. Most homes and businesses in the United States have at least one personal computer that stores all sorts of personal and professional information. As the technology of the personal computer improves, computer users are becoming more and more tech savvy. People are learning how to use more hardware and software tools and increasing their computer skills dramatically year after year. However good they are with the tools, people often overlook the most basic process which allows the user to get the most out of the computer: Data management.
No matter what kind of computer you may have, your data is still stored on the hard drive and you still have to locate it at some point for viewing, transferring, or manipulating. Most people do not give a second thought as to where they are saving their data. They might throw the data into the “My Documents” folder, they might leave it on the “Desktop,” or they might simply use the default directory that appears when the save button is pressed. They might name the file something meaningful; they might leave the default file name. When the user goes back to find his data, suddenly he has a problem. Where did he save the file? What did he name it? Is there a better way to retrieve a document than scrolling through hundreds of files in a folder?
Proper data management turns the computer from a useful machine into an efficient tool. When saving files, you should give a thought as to what the important information is. Are you saving a financial document? Is it a letter to a customer? Is it a homework assignment?
For document types that you will be working with regularly, you should begin by creating a folder that will hold the broad range of documents. You could create a homework folder, a financial document folder, and a customer letter folder. Inside of the broad folders, you can create a sub-folder to break down the category further. In the homework folder, you could create folders for math, history, English, and Spanish, one for each class. In the financial document folder you could create folders for bank statements, credit card statements, and electronic bills. You could then go into these sub-folders and create more detailed sub-folders. In the credit card statements sub-folder, you could create a folder for each of your credit cards. In the electronic bills sub-folder you could create sub-folders for each of the bills that you have to pay every month.
Placing your files in folders created in an orderly fashion will allow them to be easily located. If you want to look at a bill, it would be very easy to go to the financial document folder, then to find the electronic bills folder, then to find the folder for the specific bill. Creating intelligent directories takes the guesswork out of file location, saving you time and stress when searching for a saved file.