Apples default directory structure is :

/Users/username
├── Desktop
├── Documents
├── Downloads
├── Library   # Hidden by default
├── Movies
├── Music
├── Pictures
├── Public

My current setup After adding Dropbox, dotfiles stored on github, Code, and user level applications folder:

/Users/username
├── Applications
├── Code
├── Desktop
├── Documents
├── Downloads
├── Dropbox
├── Library
├── Movies
├── Music
├── Pictures
├── Public
├── dotfiles

At present though my Dropbox is a mess of some documents, some code and lots of ebooks. Free Dropbox does not have enough space for me to the entire home directory. Considering a BtSync pro account which allows selective sync. BtSync will allow me to set the root as my home directory and select which folders from that to sync.

I have started using USB flash drives again, and have found unison to be a useful tool for syncing local drives to each other.

Me example unison sync (USB drive is called ‘Dropbox’):

unison ~/ /Volumes/Dropbox/Unison/ -fat -auto -links true \
-path Code      \
-path Documents \
-path Dropbox 

#-fat Work With FAT filesystem (ThumbDrive)
#-auto Accept default action for non-merges
#-links true follow symlinks

Now that the ‘Dropbox’ root is my home directory I can reorganise. Books should become a top level folder, and share a place along side Music and Movies.

Dropbox is kept but mainly used for sharing temporary files with others.

/Users/username
├── Applications
├── Books
├── Code
├── Desktop
├── Documents
├── Downloads
├── Dropbox
├── Library
├── Movies
├── Music
├── Pictures
├── Public
├── dotfiles

Dropbox: sending large files BT Sync: Synchronising files (eBook collection) Unison: Synchronising local drives (Thumbdrive to local documents/ebooks) ReadyNAS: Remote access to larger volume drives (Movies and TV Collections) Above could be a BT Sync non populated folder