Clean out and Archive Box + Drive folders
Purpose
Declutter and archive project folders in Box + Drive. Make it easy to find data and deliverables in the future.
Responsible Party
Data Analyst
Interdependencies
The project has concluded.
Directions
ForNavigateboth programs, go through allto theprojectproject'ssubfoldersfolderandindeleteBoxunusedortemplates,Drive.- Check
drafts,thenon-project-specificfolder’sdocumentsorganization. The structure should look like this:- Client
- Project (e.g.,
Project"workplaceAlignmentresearch")bannerYearheaders), and empty folders.InPhaseBox,- Sub-phase where appropriate. Common sub-phases include: Deliverable, Meeting, Materials, etc. Use your judgement where it makes sense to create subfolders.
- Project (e.g.,
- Client
- Delete unneeded files. These include:
- Unused templates
- PDFs of workshop materials
- Drafts of deliverables (usually marked with a version number)
- Print PDFs of deliverables
- Keep useful files:
- INDD files
- AI files
- final PDF of each deliverable
- raw data
- analysis files + notes
- secondary research
- client files (like floorplans)
- when in doubt, don't delete
- Move the
PDFfinal version ofdocsdeliverables into the top-level of the deliverable folder. Create a folder called "Assets" andonlymovekeepallthesupportingfinalfilesIndesign(images,document.etc.)