# Research Data Management
#feld/fdm
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- [[FAIR enough - Handling Research Data like a Pro]]
- [[Datatrain - Cryptography Basics]]
- [[How to organize my data - Ablage- und Ordnerstrukturierung für einen sauberen digitalen Arbeitsplatz]]
## Documentation
Use tools that allow linking like [[Obsidian]] or Logseq.
**Obsidian** is neat for just using it with your project folder and your personal notes, because you can have lots of vaults and structure folders/files how you want. **Logseq** is neat for personal notes or learning, it is stricly non-linear and does not allow folder Structures. Beaware, that logseq uses a markdown structure thats non standard and its built-in sync is prone to data loss.
→ [[Notizen machen]] (de), #skill/pkm
## File Versioning
**[[Git]]** is a great for collaboration and to keep snapshots of code and notes. My personal favourite Git GUI is [Sourcetree](https://www.sourcetreeapp.com), but the beauty of git is you can use any GUI you like.
Timestamps are a great alternative to version numbers. → [[ISO8601 and Files]]
## Backup Strategies
Neat and storage saving: local *snapshots* of project folders with [rsync](https://rsync.samba.org) or rsync GUI like [RsyncUI for macOS](https://rsyncui.netlify.app). Neat Guide: [Easy Automated Snapshot-Style Backups with Rsync and Linux](http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/). To get rsync on windows, you can use WSL.
Using [rclone](https://rclone.org) to backup the whole dir to a remote destination is also good.
→ [[Scripting and automation]], [[Automation on macOS]], [[Cronjobs]]
## Data Protection
Keeping personal data safe is just as important as FAIR principles for open data. Use [[Delightful EU Alternatives]] and end-to-end-encryption (e2ee) where possible.
→ [[Geräte Verschlüsseln]] (de), [[Speicher und Dateien Verschlüsseln]] (de), [[Nutzung von Matrix mit Element]] (de)