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Ways To Organize Electronic Files. Witness Fitness Gym. Back Up Files. You must back up all of your important information once a week. Save it in a place where it cannot be damaged. Such as a CD drive. Descriptive File Names. Be descriptive.
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Ways To Organize Electronic Files Witness Fitness Gym
Back Up Files • You must back up all of your important information once a week. • Save it in a place where it cannot be damaged. Such as a CD drive.
Descriptive File Names • Be descriptive. • when possible, include date and subject. for example, you might want to title a file something like "1.20.09 letter to jane re teaching". • Use names that are accurate, brief and concise .
Create And Use Subfolders • Saves time. • Easier to find the document you are looking for. • For example, don't just pile everything into the My Documents folder. Create subfolders.
Avoid Saving Unnecessary Documents • Delete documents that you no longer need. • Too much data makes it harder to access things in future.
Encryption • Encrypt your important files and folders in order to achieve data security. • Use Windows 7 encryption features, such as BitLocker, to secure sensitive document and file information.
Summary In order to organize your files: • Make sure you backup your files. • Have descriptive file names. • Use Subfolders. • Encrypt your files. • Avoid saving unnecessary files.