# The Ultimate Folder System: A quixotic journey to ACE

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**Created:** [July 20, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/the-ultimate-folder-system-a-quixotic-journey-to-ace/63483 "2023-07-20T19:55:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/the-ultimate-folder-system-a-quixotic-journey-to-ace/63483/7 "2023-07-22T16:06:59Z")

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@KarenHume I’m happy to hear you actually found a way to use STIR to make an organizing decision.

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@jenkuo Ah yes, where does `Compass` go…

> [@jenkuo](#):
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> what about Compass? Does it belong in Atlas (space) or Efforts (importance)…they feel important to me, so I’m guessing Efforts?

I had the same question. I initially went with Efforts, just like you are thinking, and that can work. But for myself, I found I preferred it to be next to all of my other maps in Atlas. Specifically, I use `Atlas/Maps/My/Compass`

![CleanShot 2023-07-22 at 08.42.24](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/2/e/2e2ca1b958a04ad535156af86a0b4237d7b085a0.png)

It felt good and grounding knowing I can go to ‘my maps’ and see an overview of all aspects of my life.

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> [@jenkuo](#):
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> what’s the main difference between the Ideas folder and Content folder in Atlas? How does it relate to the “Things” folder?

![ideaverse-content-and-ideas](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/4/d/4d0e678c80f5fd32a5cb715395f316d955cf4389.png)

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> [@Kenaz](#):
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> Would you briefly touch upon how those with ACCESS should transition to ACE in their vault?

I’ll cover this completely by Aug 30th, 2023, but for now:

- Throw `Cards`, `Extras`, and `Sources` into `Atlas`
- Turn `Spaces` into `Efforts`
- Now you’ll have `ACE`. Play with that for a while

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