LESSON 1 OF 5 3 min
Give every file a purpose
A useful folder system answers questions you already understand. Start with one project, one kind of work, and one stage.
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Project is the outcome you are working toward. Use Project A for this exercise.
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Work type is the activity: planning, books, social media, or research.
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Stage tells you what happens next: incoming, draft, review, or ready.
YOUR TURN
Open the sandbox. Choose Project A → Books → Manuscript draft. Describe your file as Chapter one.
Open the sandboxThe method has three logical decisions. A mapped destination can contain more than three physical folders.