![]() Perhaps irrationally, I wanted the files and software to be on my computer, and not in the cloud on Evernote’s servers. I liked how the database could sit on top of my local files, which means I’m always in control of the original files. Intelligent – pdf text recognition, search, and ‘relevancy’ sort featuresĪs the title of the post suggests, I went with Devonthink.Visual – uses intuitive folder structure.Standalone – doesn’t require internet connection.Search functions – powerful discovery solutions.Cloud-based – data stored in a server farm.Foolproof – nothing to break or go wrong.No cost – no fancy software solution required.These are the solutions that I seriously considered: Back-ups – Data must be safe, fool-proof to back up, and easy to restore if anything goes wrong.Tagging – A way to tag files and folders with different labels so they can be displayed in different contexts.Documents need to be easy to find, ideally in a number of different ways. ![]() Retrieval – A filing system that makes sense.Storage – A way to store thousands of files of varying sizes and formats.This post is about how I use Devonthink to organize my archival data, books, journal articles, and notes for my history PhD dissertation. I did.īefore I dived into my history PhD I considered how I would set up a system to store and retrieve the information I would gather over my multi-year project. When you start a new writing project you should spend some time thinking about how to organize the data you will find, the notes you will take, and the drafts you will create.
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