![]() ![]() DevonThink is probably the best file database application available on the Mac. This is the time to turn to a true solution: DevonThinkĭevonThink is at the center of an efficient, scalable and robust digital workflow. Unfortunately, these software do not scale very well to a very large collection of files. At the time, and after trying a few options, I had adopted Together for which you can use your optimal folder structure, add tags and a few more useful trick. The next step is to add tagging to you files. The basic approach is to set-up an efficient folder structure and hope that in combination with the system wide search engine it will be enough to find that important documents in a few seconds when needed. Finally with iPad (and iPhone version) of DevonThink and Papers, it is relatively easy get your important documents with you and accessible at all time.īefore DevonThink, I tried multiple ways to deal with all the files gathered when going digital. Same for contacts, bookmarks, calendars (including Google calenders) and tasks (Things beta brings a highly efficient could sync across all devices). The second reason is that with MobileMe/DropBox and now with iCloud/Dropbox and the fact that all these applications have mobile versions (iPhone/iPad), I never have to worry about the simple stuff: passwords and digital wallet info are in 1Password, store in DropBox, accessible and in sync on all my devices. The main reason it works so well I think, for me at least, is because up to now it proves to be scalable to the level of ten of thousands of files as mentioned in my previous post. The first 10 applications above are the cornerstone of my digital workflow. Unix software installation package (fink / app get) Other software installed and used once in a while: I usually run this one a month as a repeating task in my task manager software) – MacUpdate (automatic update of software. – Endnote X4 (for collaborative works I do not control) – Cornerstone (access to versioning server) – Papers 2 (my main manuscript database and citation software) – Safari (bookmarks sync to my iPad and iPhone via iCloud) – Cultured Code Things (GTD task manager software) – DevonThink Pro office (file database / working database) – OSX and its functionality (TimeMachine, AppleScript, Automators, terminal, …) Here is a list of the main software that I used regularly on the Mac as part of my digital workflow, including links to the most important one: Record record : The record to deconsolidate.For those who might not have read the first post in this series about the hardware side of things, please have a look: Digital Office I Creation/Modification dates, Spotlight comments and OpenMeta tags are immediately updated. *From the DEVONthink script dictionary: deconsolidate v : Move an internal/imported record (and its children) to the enclosing external folder in the filesystem. I have to believe that there is something else creating a problem here, but I’m at a loss as to what to suggest you try. See the pinned topic at the top of this forum here. I only stopped using it when the sync command was incorporated into DEVONthink. I also used a more complicated version of this script (included sync and deconsolidate commands) for a very long time on all my databases. There really isn’t anything to debug/troubleshoot to get working properly, and I’ve never seen DEVONthink remove any attached script from a group. When triggered, if the indexed group has internal records (documents and/or sub-folders), export them to the indexed group’s folder in the filesystem (Finder)*. The script is very basic, as it does only one thing. I would prefer to work within DTP but probably best I avoid moving folders and files within DTP until I get the script working properly. Tested editing sample documents through the DTP interface and using Preview as external editor and these edits/changes replicated ok. Indexing DTP with Finder folder and moving Finder folders below level 1 external of DTP works for me = DTP and Finder Folder & File alignment. Reassign lost Scripts to DTP folder 1-6 and check movement errorsĭTP files do not align with Finder folders 1-6 I seem to have the opposite where moving Finder folders works but moving DTP with the script does not ĭTP - collapse & expand database = no shadow files (if thats what they are called) and DTP files align with Finder folders 1-5įinder - move folders 1-5 and files individuallyĬheck if sync file error reproduces when file generated in DTP rather than Finderįinder - move folders 1-6 and files individuallyĪssign Script to DTP folder 1-6 and check movement errorsĭTP (Note ) = Scripts removed from DTP automatically = possible cause of problem Does the triggered sync script work as expected if you do not move any folders in the Finder? ![]()
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