{"id":300,"date":"2021-06-09T18:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T22:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pose2\/chapter\/naming-organizing-your-files\/"},"modified":"2021-07-09T17:53:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:53:30","slug":"naming-organizing-your-files","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pose2\/chapter\/naming-organizing-your-files\/","title":{"raw":"Naming &amp; Organizing Your Files","rendered":"Naming &amp; Organizing Your Files"},"content":{"raw":"<!-- wp:group -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:group -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:group {\"className\":\"emphasisbox\"} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group emphasisbox\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4>As new files are created, regardless of whether they are for research or other projects, a carefully crafted naming convention needs to be developed that makes it easier for anyone to find things and also to understand what each file does or contains.<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:separator --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/><!-- \/wp:separator -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:group -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:columns -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":66.66} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis: 66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>For this activity, you will review file names and organization for grouping of files all related to the same project. When reviewing, reflect on the following:<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>How do you currently organize your files? Consider the file hierarchy on your computer.<\/li>\r\n<li>How have you recently used the naming and organization system for your files? What works and what doesn\u2019t work? What do you like\/don\u2019t like about your system?<\/li>\r\n<li>Who are you designing your organization system for? You? Collaborators? Think of all the people that will need to access the files. Is this system adequate for their needs?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":33.33,\"className\":\"challengeExample\"} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center challengeExample\" style=\"flex-basis: 33.33%\"><!-- wp:group -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:heading {\"align\":\"center\",\"level\":3} -->\r\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">File Conventions<\/h3>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/pose.open.ubc.ca\/open-research\/open-science-framework\/structuring-projects-in-osf\/\">Best Practices for Organizing<\/a> in the Open Workflows unit to help you strategize your own filing system.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:group -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group --><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:columns --><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:group -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\r\n<h3>Complete this Activity<\/h3>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>In the comments below, share a strategy you could employ to name and organize your files based on the answers to the questions above.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:separator --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/><!-- \/wp:separator --><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:verse {\"textAlign\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\"><strong>Activity Credit<\/strong>: This activity was adapted from MIT Libraries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/fgxmt27ziug00kc\/AACPjrPIILjw_jiK3we1Xeewa?dl=0\">Worksheet: Naming and Organizing your Files and Folders<\/a> under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY 4.0 license<\/a>.<\/pre>\r\n<!-- \/wp:verse -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group emphasisbox\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As new files are created, regardless of whether they are for research or other projects, a carefully crafted naming convention needs to be developed that makes it easier for anyone to find things and also to understand what each file does or contains.<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 66.66%\">\r\n<p>For this activity, you will review file names and organization for grouping of files all related to the same project. 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