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We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time (tm) ). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.
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Inside of me there are two wolves One wolf obsessively categorizes all files pertaining to their purpose.
The other wolf employs a search index service that annihilates the need for the files to be organized (for the most part).
I feed them both obnoxious amounts of time tinkering with their efficiencies. It gives me a sense of control in my out of control life.