OCD about sorting files...

[VinnieThePooh]

Don't know if this is the right forum to start this topic but still...

Does anybody else have an OCD with sorting files on their computer?

Audio, Video, Pictures, Documents, Bookmarks, Emails, Software... I MUST have everything in perfect order: perfectly named and organized.

I have to have all of my audio CDs ripped with the sale quality settings... if I download a song, I download all the version from all the known places, then sort through them to find the one with the highest quality, the same with videos.

It takes so much time, I truly admire people who can just throw their files somewhere and be done with it.

 

[VinnieThePooh]

ye tell me about it, I'm still trying to categorize/organize my 80000+ pron pic collection

Yea, I had a collection, got tired with organizing it and just deleted it all. Including 2GB+ celebrity pics collection.

 

[VinnieThePooh]

Very much so. Everything must be put in the correct folder, given the correct name and, in the case of audio and video files, a number if applicable. Proper capitalisation is an absolute must for files, but a complete no for directories and file extensions. So for example:

/home/joel/pictures/backgrounds/Background1.jpg

I just can't stand untidy directories. Those people with icons that cover the whole of their desktop really bug me, too. It's probably why I try not to use other peoples' computers

Extensions sure, but why have directories in small case?

I also quality and year to my movie Example:
Alien vs Predator Requiem [2007] [720p.AAC.x264].mkv

My music sorting is quite simple, it's Artist folder -> songs... with album names and everything embedded into the files. I don't rip or download full albums, only the songs I like.

 

[VinnieThePooh]

Every file on my machines has a place. It makes it much easier to find things, so I could never just dump them randomly.

All songs are ripped at lossless format, and all DVDs/Blu-Rays are ripped to .MKV. I won't accept any other format, as it'll mess my head up

An example of my file structure on my NAS.

Movies
   HD
     Batman Begins (2005).MKV
     ..........
     ..........
     ..........
   
   SD
     Pulp Fiction (1994).MKV
     ..........
     ..........
     ..........


TV Shows
   HD
     Heroes
        Season 1
           Heroes - S01E01.MKV
           ..........
           ..........
           ..........

   SD
     American Dad!
        Season 1
          American Dad! - S01E01.MKV 
          ..........
          ..........
          ..........

That is neat! I mix avi(SD) files and HD(mkv) files together, I figure slowly avis will get filtered out.... however after seeing some of the old movies in HD, I've stopped trying to switch, some movies are just better be left in DVD quality.

I do it, but not because I have OCD, it's because I like everything being neat and tidy and in place, i do it irl too, my desk and desk drawers both at work and home are immaculate.

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