Seeking Feedback on my structure

20-29 Community
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Hi there,
I’m currently planning a JD structure for my personal files. I would like to hear your opinions on my current vision, before i start with some “errors” / unfortunate things, that could have been avoided.

I know that I sometimes use 3 deep indices, but I can’t see a logical way to avoid these at the locations, where they are used.

That’s my structure, would love to hear some critique :smile: :

00-09 System
	00 Index
	01 Inbox
	02 Global Notes
	03 To do & checklists
	04 Bookmarks
	05 Templates
	06 [unused]
	07 [unused]
	08 Someday
	09 Archive
	
10-19 Personal Docs
	(10 Index)
	11 Personal
		11.01 Personal Details
		11.02 Password Vaults
			11.02.01 KeePass for Finances
			11.02.02 Backup of Bitwarden
			11.02.03 KeePass for genereal stuff
	12 Health
		12.01 Medical History
		12.02 Fitness
	13 Travel
		13.01 2023
			13.01.01 Dolomites Hikingtour (Person A)
			13.01.02 Budapest F1 (Person B)
			13.01.03 Zandvoort & Amsterdam (Person C)
	14 Insurance
		14.01 Liability
		14.02 Car
		14.03 Legal Health Insurance
	15 Housing
		15.01 Bonn - streetxyz 25
		
20-29 Finances
	(20 Index)
	21 Banking & Investment
		21.01 Bank 1
			21.01.01 Giro
			21.01.02 Creditcard
		21.02 Bank 2
			21.02.01 Giro
			21.02.02 Creditcard		
		21.03 Bank 3
			21.01.01 Saving
			21.01.02 Credit for xyz (until xyz)
		21.04 Stock Portfolios
			21.04.01 Company Share Portfolio
			21.04.02 General Portfolio
		21.05 Crypto Portfolios
			21.05.01 Monero
			21.05.02 Hardware Wallet xyz
			21.05.03 Software Wallet xyz
	22 Taxes
		22.01 2023
	23 Contracts
		23.01 Mobile
			23.01.01 Provider 2
		23.02 Landline
			23.01.01 Provider 1
		23.03 Servers & Domains
			23.03.01 Hetzner
			23.03.02 Open Telekom Cloud
	24 Bills
		24.01 2023
		
30-39 Career & Education
	(30 Index)
	31 Assets
		31.01 Resume
		31.02 Certificates
		31.03 Awards
	32 Schooltime
		32.01 Elementary School
		32.02 High School
		32.03 Certificates & Workshops
	33 Studies
		33.01 IT-Sec Bachelor
	34 Employee 1
	
40-49 Media
	(40 Index)
	41 Movies & Series
		41.01 Comedy
		41.02 Drama
	42 Music
	43 Sports
		43.01 Formula One
	44 Written
		44.01 E-Books
		44.02 Recipes
	45 Software
		45.01 Linux
	46 Images
		46.01 Wallpapers
		46.02 App Icons
		46.03 Screenshots
	47 Documents
		47.01 Obsidian Vault "misc"
		
50-59 Projects
	(50 Index)
	51 Open Source
		51.01 project 1
	52 Private
		52.01 project 1
		
60-69 ~NOT IN USE~
70-79 ~NOT IN USE~
80-89 ~NOT IN USE~

90-99 Archives
	(90 Index)
	91 Backups
		91.01 Google Photos (last time)
		91.02 Smartphones
			91.02.01 Pixel 7 (last time)
	92 Archive
	93 Keepsakes
	94 Not in use but also cant be deleted
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Overall that looks pretty good.

I just updated 11.03 IDs the other day: check it out.

Notably, I’ve changed my stance on ‘no folders-in folders’. Now, as long as you’re careful, I think that’s okay. Your system looks okay.

I probably would not bother giving those subfolders numbers, like your 11.02.01 KeePass for Finances. I think this is enough:

10-19 Personal Docs
   11 Personal
      11.01 Personal Details
      11.02 Password Vaults
            KeePass for Finances
            Backup of Bitwarden
            KeePass for genereal stuff
      11.03 ...
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Just some curious points :slight_smile:

  • What do you store in 02?
  • I get the subfolders, but why not make 11.01 KeePass Finance, 11.03 Bitwarden Backups, 11.04 Keepass General?
  • Your structure/areas/categories look a lot like mine. Would love to hear what you think of my structure.
  • Love the structure. Very clear. Thanks for posting.
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Thanks for your feedback. That’s a valid point, I can save myself some numbering headache if I just remove them for things like each password vault.

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Thanks for your feedback! I appreciate your curiosity about my numbering system. Here are some clarifications:

Regarding the use of ‘02’, it’s an area I’m still fine-tuning. My current idea is to use it for an Obsidian vault dedicated to Johnny Decimal-related notes. However, if I find it unnecessary in practice, I might repurpose or remove this category.

As for the password vaults, I initially thought of creating separate categories for each (like KeePass Finance, Bitwarden Backups, KeePass General, etc.). However, I realized they all essentially serve the same purpose, so I opted for a more streamlined approach.

Your structure definitely piqued my interest, and it seems we have similar organizational strategies. I have a few questions about your setup that might help refine mine. I’ll comment on your post to discuss further.

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