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Configure common Downloads folder or just sync?

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  • timconsidineT Offline
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    timconsidine App Dev
    wrote on last edited by timconsidine
    #1

    Foggy head so interested in 'words of wisdom'.

    I have a self-organisation problem ref my Downloads folder(s).
    After 40 years, I've decided I should do something about it.

    Stupidly (not showing off), I have 2 main desktops (6 in total) and 2 main laptops (4 in total).
    Despite increasing use of self-hosted apps and Seafile, weak point is having the Downloads folder on on each machine in its conventional place.
    [And 2 of the total are currently stuck in Kharkiv, Ukraine, so out of reach - tough for now, but if I'd bitten this issue earlier, it wouldn't matter. ]
    I can almost guarantee that at least once per day I am on the 'wrong' machine for the file I need on a project.

    For me Downloads is important because it is often the folder which contains items used in recent work or projects.

    [I've tried the simplest approach : get organised. That's not me.]

    Seems to me that either :

    • I change the location of Downloads on each machine (and maybe multiple apps on each), OR
    • I sync contents of each Downloads to an always accessible location.

    Leaning towards second approach :

    • no reconfiguring
    • easy to reverse if needed
    • BUT need to check that sync process works reliably

    Just wondering if any words of wisdom, or simply how do others handle this issue.
    Yeah, I know, stop buying toys !

    TVM.

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    replied to timconsidine on last edited by BrutalBirdie
    #2

    @timconsidine my 'downloads' folder is on auto-clean 😐 aka. a /tmp/ mount.
    The downloads folder does not survive a reboot.

    If I don't move stuff out of there it must be not important.

    Like my work? Consider donating a drink drink. Cheers!

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  • robiR Offline
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    #3

    A looong time agooo there was a nasty virus that did nasty stuff in the default install dirs for a set of apps.

    Since then, I've always changed where things are installed to non-default places, including the downloads and document folders.

    So on every box, there's an incoming folder for all things, "In" and when that's sorted by date, you always have a good idea where things are chronologically.

    Now if you create a share/mount/sync place where each machine's incoming folder is mapped, they're always all in one place if they're online.

    If you're on Windows, there's a nice instant search tool called Everything, which can be useful for finding stuff instantly.

    Life of sky tech

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  • ruihildtR Offline
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    replied to BrutalBirdie on last edited by
    #4

    @BrutalBirdie That's brutal, and I like it!

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  • necrevistonnezrN Offline
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    replied to robi on last edited by
    #5

    @robi said in Configure common Downloads folder or just sync?:

    If you're on Windows, there's a nice instant search tool called Everything, which can be useful for finding stuff instantly.

    Spotlight / Alfred (also with full text index) or Find any File on macOS

    If you're on Windows and don't have Admin rights (work PC...) as required for Everything: Locate32 (also available in 64bit 😊) is your friend, works standalone, albeit with an index that (automatically) updates from time to time

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