Re: Q: Attachments and IDs?

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:

>> <org-attach-id-dir>/<first two letters of ID>/<the rest of ID>/attached-file
>
> Hmm. I'm still misunderstanding the *value* of an ID (value in the sense
> of why is it useful for me).  This suggests to me that, under
> org-attach-id-dir, you could have a tree of attachments, but what is an
> example of why that's a good thing (particularly for a newbie)?
> ... Since
> the documentation on attachments starts out mentioning an ID, it's
> helpful to understand why it's useful.  Basically, I guess the above
> mentions "folder structure" without defining what is trying to be
> achieved with this more complicated folder structure instead of just one
> attachment directory where all attachments are dumped.

You can attach files to multiple headings.
Using the heading ID to construct the attachment location makes sure
that we do not dump all the attachments together.
Isn't it obvious? I am genuinely surprised.

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