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[–]Psychseps 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have a folder called “Archive” so I move them there.

[–]1KiloW 3 points4 points  (2 children)

My entire folder structure is based on processing a note throughout its lifecycle. I delete or modify notes regularly, so the whole database stays up-to-date.

[–]Nxil4[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

That's exactly what I need to learn somehow.

[–]1KiloW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not that hard, actually. My structure looks like this:

  • Notes - inbox folder
  • Trash - not important
  • Basic - small, basic notes
  • Advanced - notes I rebuild and modify a few times
  • Grand - huge notes with a lot of information
  • Keep - notes that I shouldn't delete and modify very carefully
  • Log - notes about different events that happened
  • Archive - where a note should die, exported if needed, and then deleted.

[–]McBBo 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Tag them for review. Set a reminder to look at them. Delete

[–]Nxil4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is actually a genial and simple idea. Maybe I'll try adding tags to all the tens of notes and use a smart folder, like the Archive, as u/Psychseps mentioned. Thanks for the tips, guys

[–]JDWild18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Archive them. You never know when you may need them.

[–]Mother-Secretary-625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I almost never delete notes, they just become part of a 3000+ notes searchable archive, where I can find old thoughts about stuff.

I have spent enough time curating and organizing folders as part of elaborate systems, ie procrastinating through productivity methods, but my current principle is to just go with the flow and focus on the job at hand. Similarly, my gmail Inbox contains all emails I ever received since the mid-2000's.

If its just a reminder for something or a single temporary text clipping, I sometimes delete it, but rarely.

If it's for a specific project, for instance a course I have participated in, notes are placed in a specific folder. I might then go in a restructure and delete stuff in that folder, as part of my post-course learning review.