Does anyone subdivide files etc by decade? I usually use by-year, but the lists are getting long. Something like

```
├── 199
│ ├── 1998
│ └── 1999
└── 200
├── 2001
├── 2002
└── 2003
…

```

@jmtd A very Jonathany question. I organise by year, and have one directory caller 'archives', and years older than 5 years just go into archives, since I rarely reference them

@purpleidea something spanning >1 year is a problem yes. Also non-calendar years (UK tax years, or academic). There’s definitely no bulletproof approach. But one thing I like about starting with calendar year folders is, for most stuff, it’s clear, and also caps off growth

@highvoltage I think I’m honoured to have this described as a “Jonathany question” :)

@purpleidea what provoked my question was actually email but I use the year scheme for most files as well