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