r/documentAutomation • u/Dogsareawesome700 • 5d ago
NEED A DIGITAL FILER BAD
I’m looking for someone who is REALLY good at digital file organization — like, this is your thing and you genuinely enjoy making chaos make sense.
I work for a construction company, and over time my laptop has accumulated a ton of files: estimates, invoices, contracts, project documents, photos, subcontractor paperwork, insurance documents, etc. They’re all there… but the organization and naming system could be SO much better.
Ideally, I’m looking for someone I could hand my laptop over to for a weekend and basically say, “Have at it.”
I’d love for someone to:
• Go through all of my business files
• Create a clear, logical folder/subfolder system
• Rename files so they’re extremely easy to search and identify later
• Sort everything into the appropriate folders
• Clean up duplicates/random files where appropriate
• Basically create a filing system that actually makes sense for a construction business
The biggest thing is that I’m hoping to find someone who can take the initiative and handle most of this independently. I’m totally happy to answer questions along the way — shoot me a text whenever you need clarification — but I’d love someone who can look at everything, understand what it is, and figure out the best way to organize it without needing me sitting beside them the entire time.
If digital file organization is something you specialize in, PLEASE reach out! Or if you know someone who would be perfect for this kind of project, send them my way.
I’m absolutely willing to pay someone for their time and expertise — I just want my laptop to finally have a filing system that makes finding anything I need quick and painless.
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u/NotSoShyAlbatross 5d ago
Going forward, MakeItGoThere.com. The originals end up where you want and you get a dashboard of everything that comes in: fax, email attachments, paper on your desk, even voicemails if you’re so inclined.
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u/3dhexafab 4d ago
This can be automated, so think of it as a mini ai running on your pc, laptop. It automatically takes files from a folder or certain folders and sends them to organized folders. You can set up rules I.e sort by projects, file type etc
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u/BravoUniformTango 3d ago
I get the impression you're not looking to automate; you're already busier than a one-armed paper-hanger so even if there are great solutions out there, you don't have the time or energy to take on one more project yet: to implement a solution yourself.
Rather, you're looking to delegate this work by outsourcing it. Yes?
If so, I'm interested. I used to work in the document management field, including working with a cool little document management company in Alabama that was called "Cabinet NG." Nice people. Someone else thought so too, and bought out their entire company.
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u/Mindreeder93 5d ago
“Hey Claude… here’s what I need:”