5.3 KiB
5.3 KiB
created, modified, type, tags, aliases
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| 2026-05-30 | 2026-05-30 | note |
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Proposed Archive Structure
Target:
.13/mnt/ubuntu_storage_3TB/archive/
Design Principles
- Top-level by category (not by person) — categories are stable, people change
- Numbered prefixes — keeps folders in logical order, not alphabetical jumble
- Person sub-folders inside relevant categories where data is personal
- Flat enough to navigate — max 3 levels deep
- Obsidian destination — notes, ideas, configs eventually migrate there
Proposed Hierarchy
/mnt/ubuntu_storage_3TB/archive/
│
├── 01_family/ ← Per-person personal files
│ ├── sam/
│ │ ├── documents/ ← Personal docs, ideas
│ │ ├── projects/ ← Current dev work
│ │ ├── music/ ← Band recordings, piano
│ │ └── footy/ ← Coaching, team stuff
│ ├── jo/
│ │ ├── documents/
│ │ └── creative/
│ ├── harry/
│ │ ├── school/ ← Schoolwork, report cards
│ │ ├── art/ ← Artwork scans
│ │ └── sport/ ← Footy, other sports
│ └── finn/
│ ├── school/
│ ├── art/
│ └── sport/
│
├── 02_projects/ ← Code + hardware projects
│ ├── web/ ← Old websites, htdocs, PHP, Flash
│ ├── iot/ ← Arduino, ESP32, electronics
│ ├── home_design/ ← House plans, renovations
│ └── misc/ ← Everything else
│
├── 03_media/ ← Shared media library
│ ├── music/ ← All digital music (Artist/Album)
│ ├── movies/ ← Films (future, for Jellyfin)
│ ├── tv/ ← TV shows (future, for Jellyfin)
│ └── photos/ ← The photo archive (already built)
│ ├── by_date/ ← 31K sorted photos ✓
│ ├── by_subject/ ← Topic albums ✓
│ ├── phone_dumps/ ← Raw phone exports ✓
│ └── temp_transfer/ ← Unprocessed ✓
│
├── 04_education/ ← Academic materials
│ ├── sam_uni/ ← Old uni essays, study
│ └── kids_school/ ← Shared school resources
│
├── 05_documents/ ← Non-personal documents
│ ├── family/ ← Notes, home ideas, TODO lists
│ ├── legal/ ← Legal docs
│ ├── financial/ ← Financial records
│ └── sheet_music/ ← Sheet music collection
│
├── 06_creative/ ← Creative works
│ ├── band_recordings/ ← Old band sessions
│ ├── sams_piano/ ← Piano recordings
│ └── phone_recordings/ ← Phone music recordings
│
├── 07_notes/ ← Reference notes (temp — › Obsidian)
│ ├── websites/
│ ├── iot_configs/
│ └── system_configs/
│
├── 08_transfer/ ← Staging area for moving data
│ └── incoming/ ← Drop files here for sorting
│
└── 09_backup/ ← Backup repos (already exists)
├── borg/
└── restic/
How the Current Data Maps In
| Current Location | New Home | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ALL_TRANFERS/WORK/ (130G) |
02_projects/web/ |
Old websites, htdocs, Flash |
ALL_TRANFERS/Music/ (121G) |
03_media/music/ |
After move to .35 Jellyfin? |
ALL_TRANFERS/MOVIES_TV/ (341G) |
03_media/movies/ + tv/ |
Already on .35 duplicate |
ALL_TRANFERS/sam rolfe/ (137G) |
01_family/sam/ + sort |
Review contents |
ALL_TRANFERS/DOCUMENTS/ (2.5G) |
05_documents/ |
|
ALL_TRANFERS/sams_piano_recordings/ |
06_creative/sams_piano/ |
|
ALL_TRANFERS/UNI_STUDY/ |
04_education/sam_uni/ |
|
ALL_TRANFERS/phone_recordings/ |
06_creative/phone_recordings/ |
What Lives Where on Active Machines
.35/mnt/hd/— Runs the services (Docker data stays put). Media content is served from here directly by Jellyfin/Immich..13/mnt/ubuntu_storage_3TB/archive/— The permanent archive. Cold/warm data lives here..27— Current dev work, coding projects. Eventually pushes completed projects to archive.
Naming Convention
| Element | Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Top-level folders | ##_name/ |
02_projects/ |
| Sub-folders | lowercase_with_underscores | sams_piano/ |
| Files | lowercase_with_underscores.ext | project_notes.txt |
| Family folders | firstname | harry/ |
This keeps everything sortable and avoids the space-in-filename issues.