IT guy here, Excel is a data analytics tool, not a database, not a word processor, not a sales system, not a photo album, not a notepad, not a paint program.
If at anytime you are treating Excel as a database, you are doing it wrong, and you deserve me mocking you when asking for help recovering it when it breaks, I won’t as I am not a dick, but if I did, you would deserve it.
If you want a database, build an SQL database, or have someone build it for you, not me.
Oddbin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It will live in a folder with:
Spreadhseet(1).xls Spreadsheet - shortcut.lnk Spreadsheet(2) - Copy.xls New Spreadsheet - DO NOT USE.xls
blackbirdbiryani@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I have colleagues who have 20 copies of the same document with slight variations named like this in a folder. I honestly don’t understand how they function at work.
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sort by last modified
droans@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I work in Finance at my company and we always save revised copies for Excel files instead of saving over.
But we also have strict rules on it. File name is always “xxxx_Workbook Template Name_MMDDYY.xlsx” or “_YYYY_MM.xlsx”, depending on how often it gets updated.
Older versions get moved to a subfolder. It helps us go back and find out what something was if there was a mistake or revert back if Excel done fucks up.
Hellstormy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s just versioning but worse!
freebee@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Could be they don’t.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Every tech noob user I see. Worse if it’s mac because 1) I cannot use it for the life of me and 2) almost every Mac user stores it in the same default downloads folder and won’t know what path it’s in unless they use the Finder tool.
banneryear1868@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I just sort by date modified on my work folder and purge stuff older than a year. Anything of value was moved to its permanent home and properly document controlled.
It’s a river of trash yes but anything of value floats to the surface.
gazter@aussie.zone 11 months ago
It probably makes sense to them. I’m sure they’re looking at your git workflow wondering how you function!
banneryear1868@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I routinely scan file shares to find the top oldest modified dates on files.