File formats and organization
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See also:
- What is a data management plan
- Funder requirements
- Data management plan tools & examples
- Pre-registration
- Find data
- Collect data ethically
- Research with Indigenous communities
- File formats
- File naming, organization, versioning
- Document & describe
- Storage & backup
- Analyze & visualize data
- Prepare data for archiving, sharing
- Where to share data
- Data licenses
- Cite data
- Resources
File naming, organization, versioning
Before starting a project, it is important to plan file management strategies. This will help you save time later on. When developing file organization conventions, be consistent, document them, and share them with anyone who may access the data.
