Hi guys, I have been wondering a lot how a high-end management of all kinds of files, accounts, and passwords looks like.
1. With all these accounts for affiliate networks, ad networks, tools, forums, etc... how do you manage a clear overview?
1.25 How do you structure folders and files?
1.50 For backups, is there a way to backup only changes files, or do you always have to save the whole chunk again, even though not much has changed on a local drive?
1.75 How do you use many different email accounts without losing track of all the incoming mails. Thunderbird doesn't quite do it for me, but other email interfaces look just as plain as that one...
2. Do you use a new strong password for every account?
3. Everyone probably has one place where all codes are stored. Do you do that on the computer, on a server, on paper?
3.5 Do you encode it in a way only you understand where codes are used and what the real password is?
4. In case you have strong weird passwords, you would probably need to copy and paste it. That would require having them on the computer and accessible for others. Or do you rely on a password manager online?
Backups - there are lots of good services that do what you're describing. They're called "incremental backups". Crashplan is a good one - a solid balance of ease of use and price for most people.
Passwords - a password manager is absolutely the way to go. Unique strong passwords are pretty much a must. Lastpass is the usual recommendation here.