{"id":3528,"date":"2017-01-07T01:39:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T01:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2017-01-07T01:39:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T01:39:39","slug":"the-master-plan-to-organize-your-sl-inventory-and-keep-it-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/the-master-plan-to-organize-your-sl-inventory-and-keep-it-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"The Master Plan to Organize your SL Inventory and Keep it Clean!"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most difficult features for both newbies and veterans of Second Life to manage is the hard to navigate and terribly messy inventory system. Folders upon folders of outdated products, duplicates, lost items, and things you completely forgot you purchased are all hidden somewhere in the depths of folders you\u2019ve accumulated over time.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t worry! It doesn\u2019t have to be a scary endeavor to manage. We\u2019ve gathered some guidelines and secret tips to get your inventory freshened up and easy to navigate! <\/span><\/p>\n

New year, new inventory. Find a sandbox, hop on your pose stand, and let\u2019s get started!<\/span><\/p>\n

** Note, we\u2019ll be demonstrating these tips using Firestorm Viewer 5.0.1.52150 – your interface may look different, but the tips should still be applicable for many versions and viewers!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Create the Basic Folders<\/b><\/h2>\n

Start by outlining the basic structure of items you have. To begin, don\u2019t get too detailed! Reorganize your items into their very general folder, then you can go back into each folder and make sub-categories later on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Clothing<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Shoes<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Accessories<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Body<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Hair<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Decorations<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Furniture<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Buildings & Structures<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Animals<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Cars & Riders<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Textures<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Poses<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Animations & Dances<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Holiday<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Games<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Scripts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Everyone\u2019s inventory is very different. You\u2019ll be able to customize this outline specific to you – and you\u2019ll most certainly be adding folders as you go!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Again, make sure at this step you are only making the very general folders, then going back into each folder later to organize them further. This will help make a big task not so daunting to start!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Delete the Demos<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Before you get started, do a quick inventory search for \u2018DEMO\u2019. Delete any demo folders and objects that may be hanging around – you can always go get another one for free if you really did need it! But chances are, they\u2019re just taking up space.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Unpack Your Received Items <\/b>\u00a0(& delete the boxes they came in!)<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n

    The first step I like to take before doing the real organizing is to empty the packages out of my \u2018Received Objects\u2019 folder. 9 times out of 10 when you purchase an item, the designer will send you a folder with one box. That box has the real goodies inside and is meant to be unpacked. Sometimes we unpack the item and forget to delete the folder and box it came in. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Go through your received items and see if you have any folders you already unpacked but forgot to delete. If you\u2019re not sure, unpack it again. You can always delete the duplicates later.<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you find a Received Item that is not packaged and already unpacked within the folder, you can move that to one of your main folders now. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Unpack your Objects<\/b> (& delete the boxes they came in!)<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n

    Once your received items folder is empty, we can move onto the Objects folder! This folder is also one of the places that unpacked items you purchase can end up. You can delete boxes here that you\u2019ve already unpacked, or unpack them again to be sure. <\/span><\/p>\n

    You will have a lot of items in here that are not in a box. For instance if you picked up an item from a Gacha Mall that was already unpacked, it will end up here. We of course don\u2019t want to delete the goodies, so place these items into the folders they belong in.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Woohoo! Another clean folder. We\u2019re getting closer to being able to easily navigate our inventory.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Linked (Lost) Items<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Looking for an item you SWEAR you had and know the name of, but can\u2019t find for the life of you?<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you\u2019ve ever accidentally forgot to pay rent and had your items sent back to you in a big cluster, you may have some items in your inventory that have a grid cube next to them like this:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    This is because you either picked up a bunch of items together, or someone returned items to you all at once in a group. Find a big open sandbox and rez this item. Everything will be rezzed just the way it was picked up, and one by one you can pick up those objects and they\u2019ll be returned to where they belong. <\/span><\/p>\n

    There\u2019s that platter of burritos I\u2019ve been looking for\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

    Drag & Drop! <\/b><\/h2>\n

    Now you\u2019re ready for the big task, getting all of your objects and folders into their main category.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Personally, for a single item within a folder, I like to take out the item and delete the folder it came in. This just reduces the number of clicks to get me to what I want and removes all of the note cards and landmarks I have a thousand of.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Below are a couple of tips to help you do this…<\/span><\/p>\n

    Multiple Inventory Windows<\/b><\/h2>\n

    After 8 years in SL I finally discovered this life saving inventory tip. Two inventory windows to drag and drop items from side to side.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Open up your inventory tab, and in the bottom left corner click on the gear. Choose \u2018New Inventory Window\u2019 – and viola!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    You now have two inventory windows to work with. I like to use one to keep open the folder I am working with, for instance \u2018Shoes\u2019. Then in the other, I search for all of the shoes I have to drag into the other window. Such a time and frustration saver!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Filter by Type<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Useful for finding all of your Animations, Gestures, Landmarks, Scripts, ect is the filtering feature. In your inventory window click on the gear in the bottom left corner. Then click on \u2018Show Filters\u2026\u2019. Here you can only click the checkbox of the item you want to find, for instance Gestures. Then, drag all of your gestures into the gestures folder to make digging around for them a whole lot easier!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    In this example, I would go through and delete all of the baghold animations as well. A good touch to a purchase! But I don\u2019t need those anymore..<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    Delete those Pesky Duplicates<\/b><\/h2>\n

    When an item is copy, you may find yourself placing and picking up multiple versions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    The item you want to keep is the one that is simply (transfer) delete all of the (no modify) (n<\/span>o transfer) items. You will still have a copy you can place a thousand times!<\/span><\/p>\n

    A good habit to get into is <\/span>deleting<\/span><\/i> copy items that you want to remove from your sim rather than picking them back up. You will still have the main item in inventory, but you don\u2019t need more than that!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Delete Unneeded Sizes<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Never going to use that size XXXXXS that your sweater came in? Delete it! Keep the one, or ones that you will use. This will help you know exactly which one to attach the next time you go to wear it! And remember, if you end up needing another size down the line, you can always redeliver.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Resist the Hoarding Temptation<\/b><\/h2>\n

    If you don\u2019t know what an item is, rez it or try it on. If it\u2019s hideous and you would never want your friends to see it… it\u2019s time to say goodbye.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Yes, I mean to that beautiful prim dress you purchased in the summer of 2010 and haven\u2019t tried on since. You can do it, be strong.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Sub Category Organizing<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Once you\u2019ve finished organizing all of your items and folders into their main folder, you can go back in and organize them further if you wish. An example would be:<\/span><\/p>\n