Data Organization

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Data Organization

• File and Directory Names

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Organizing Your Files and Directories

• Improves

• Searching finding
• Sharing
• Security
• Clarity
• Preservation

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Organizing Files Directories

• Folders named for major functions/activities
• Structure by date or event (especially
  subfolders)
• Names should be self-explanatory
• Avoid duplication
• Make it simple consistent

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File Names

• Use descriptive names
• Not too long CamelCase
• Try to include time
• Date using YYYYMMDD
• Use version numbers
• Dont use spaces
• May use - or _
• Dont change default extensions

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File Naming and Directory Organizing
Directory source date Ex. September 2012
sep12 Source c40 Las Campanas 40-inch
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Sub-Directory one directory for each night n
( for the number of the night). Additional
directories for special data, and log files
that apply to entire run.
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Files for each nightly directory, number
sequentially starting w/1001 (for night 1, first
data frame), then for night two start with 2001,
etc. The original raw data files are kept in a
separate, read-only directory.
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