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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 `01_family/` where data is personal
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- **Flat enough to navigate** — max 3 levels deep
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- **Old code → separate Gitea instance**, not loose files
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- **Notes → eventually into Obsidian**
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- **Media (music/movies) → .35 for Jellyfin**, not in this archive
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---
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## Proposed Hierarchy
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```text
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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/ ← Ideas, projects, footy
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│ │ └── music/ ← Band recordings, piano
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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 photos, team stuff
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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/ ← Supporting assets only
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│ ├── home_design/ ← House plans, renovations
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│ ├── iot_assets/ ← Schematics, datasheets
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│ └── misc/ ← Non-code project files
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│
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├── 03_photos/ ← Already here ✓ — no changes
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│ ├── by_date/ ← 31K sorted photos (1990–2023)
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│ ├── by_subject/ ← Topic-organized albums
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│ ├── phone_dumps/ ← Raw phone exports
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│ └── temp_transfer/ ← 2024 events (unsorted)
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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/ ← Reference documents
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│ ├── family/ ← 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 incoming data
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│ └── incoming/
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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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## What Goes Where (Not in Archive)
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| Data | Destination | Why |
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|------|-------------|-----|
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| **Music** (121G) | `.35` `/mnt/hd/data/music/` | Jellyfin needs it here |
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| **MOVIES_TV** (341G) | `.35` `/mnt/hd/data/movies/` + `tvseries/` | Already exists there, delete from .13 |
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| **Old code — websites, IoT, Flash** | **New Gitea instance** | Git repos, not loose files |
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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/sam rolfe/` (137G) | `01_family/sam/` + sort | Review contents first |
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| `ALL_TRANFERS/WORK/` (130G) | `→ Gitea repos` | Old websites, htdocs, Flash |
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| `ALL_TRANFERS/DOCUMENTS/` (2.5G) | `05_documents/` | |
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| `ALL_TRANFERS/sams_piano_recordings/` (766M) | `06_creative/sams_piano/` | |
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| `ALL_TRANFERS/UNI_STUDY/` (167M) | `04_education/sam_uni/` | |
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| `ALL_TRANFERS/phone_recordings/` (12M) | `06_creative/phone_recordings/` | |
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| `ALL_TRANFERS/Music/` (121G) | `.35` `/mnt/hd/data/music/` | Jellyfin |
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| `ALL_TRANFERS/MOVIES_TV/` (341G) | Already on .35, delete from .13 | Jellyfin |
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| `/mnt/storage/` (932G Windows) | ❌ Wipe / reformat | No value |
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---
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## Separate Gitea for Old Code
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Yes, run a second instance. Best placed on **`.13`** (the dev machine, not the Docker host):
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| Option | Where | Pros |
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|--------|-------|------|
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| **Docker on .13** | `.13` as a new container | Separate from .35's active Gitea |
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| **Direct install on .13** | `.13` via nix package | Simpler, no Docker overhead |
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Keeps old archived repos (websites, IoT, Flash, Arduino) completely separate from your active repos on `.35`.
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---
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## What Devices to Keep
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| Drive | Size | After Cleanup | Fate |
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|-------|------|--------------|------|
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| **ubuntu_storage_3TB** (ext4) | 2.7T | ~700G used, 2T free | ✅ Archive + backup repo |
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| **Data** (NTFS) | 1.8T | Empty | ❌ Reformatted to ext4, use as offline backup or repurpose |
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| **Storage** (NTFS) | 932G | Empty | ❌ Reformatted to ext4, use as offline backup or repurpose |
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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/` | `03_photos/` |
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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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