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SUGGESTIONS:
You can see a sorted listing of all the filenotes in the current
directory (at the time you activated FN) by <V>iewing the FILENOTE file.
That way, when you find yourself looking for a certain file but can't
remember it's name, you can glance thru the filenotes and see if anything
rings a bell.
If you've deleted a lot of files and you'd like a cleaned up directory
listing, use <D>riveChg to "change" the disk drive to the drive you're
currently using. Of course, if you don't mind staring at all those
zeros, you can just re-<S>ort the listing.
Using PC-Directory for making backups is a breeze. Sort the directory
listing by date. Hi-lite the first file with the same date as the date
of the last backup. Hold down the <T>ag key until all the files
following that file are tagged. Then move to your backup disk using
<D>riveChg. Press <C>opy to initiate the copy process. One easy way to
keep track of when the last backup was made is to leave yourself a note
in the notebox for FILENOTE.
Keeping File Notes on your files is something you probably haven't done
before. Force yourself into the habit. We've all forgotten what's in a
file. While using <V>iew can often help figure things out, it's not very
helpful with binary files. Besides, a simple reminder in the notebox is
easier. You'll be pleased at the time, effort, and frustration you'll
save by using the File Notes.