Organize Your Files Handout — by Sandi Caldrone, Purdue University Libraries

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A downloadable PDF handout gathering file organisation advice from several Purdue Library Guides. It includes file naming guidance, a directory structure template, an exercise for building your own structure and data management basics.

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Source: Organize Your Files Handout by Sandi Caldrone, Purdue University Libraries. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
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