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http://ubuntuforums.org – Hello! After grabbing a cup of coffee and browsing my desktop, i quickly figured out that it is kind of messy here and there. So I was wondering what tricks YOU have up your sleves for organizing files, what is your way of managing the eternal clutter of new files of gazziliion different types. How do you archive files, do you need to archive files in your computer? So many questions, so many answers (I hope). What do you do, how can you improve it? Lets share experiences, mingle and create the ultimate read. (Hardware)

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