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Keeping on Top of Paper Clutter

What does 'sorting your paperwork' mean to you? I mean, what does it look like when you do it? Everyone has their own way of handling the...

How to Digitise Your Audio Cassette Tapes | GUEST ARTICLE

I am beyond delighted to be sharing this guest article with you! Sophie Denman, my friend and course-mate, writes an archives blog over...

How to Archive your Facebook | Download your data

Step 0: Why? Why do you want to download your data from Facebook? If your main interest is in photos, you'll find the photos on Facebook...

How to batch rename items using Adobe Bridge | Changing filenames in bulk in 6 Steps

Know your why As always, there is no point in lurching into something unless you have a clear reason for doing so! So ask yourself these...

HOW TO ARCHIVE YOUR GMAIL | Back up your Emails in 5 Steps

Step 1: Know your Why As always, start off by deciding what you want to achieve by doing this. What are you going to need your archive to...

HOW TO GO PAPER-FREE | Going digital to save paper.

You'll have already heard of the expression "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" to help you cut down on waste. But for the last couple of years I...

HOW TO CREATE A FILE SYSTEM IN POWERSHELL | A Quick Way to Set Up a New Folder Structure

A useful tool for helping you keep your digital projects organised is PowerShell. If you are new to PowerShell, this is an easy...

KONMARI YOUR DIGITAL STUFF | How to Decide What Sparks Joy

There are three reasons why you should keep digital things: 1. You love them and you want to keep them forever. 2. They are important and...

HOW TO BACK UP YOUR INSTAGRAM PHOTOS | How to download your images from Instagram

This article on how to archive your Instagram photos is a collaboration with the wonderful Anastasia Sk! I wrote the guide, and she...

HOW TO SAVE YOUR DIGITAL TREASURES | 8 Steps to Starting your Digital Archive

Why start a digital archive? Physical things can survive for millennia. The earliest humans painted on the walls of caves. Ancient...