--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: If you file it, you'll know where it is…" description: "\"If you file it, you'll know where it is but never need it. If you don't file it, you'll need it but never know where it is!..\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c7/anonymous-1_file_if-you-file-it-you-ll-know-where-it-is-b_2800393.jpg" --- # If you file it, you'll know where it is but never need it… ![“If you file it, you'll know where it is but never need it. If you don't file it, you'll need it but never know where it is!..” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c7/anonymous-1_file_if-you-file-it-you-ll-know-where-it-is-b_2800393.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c7/anonymous-1_file_if-you-file-it-you-ll-know-where-it-is-b_2800393.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c7/anonymous-1_file_if-you-file-it-you-ll-know-where-it-is-b_2800393.jpg) > “If you file it, you'll know where it is but never need it. If you don't file it, you'll need it but never know where it is!..” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Keeping records ensures you can locate items when needed, but may render them unnecessary; neglect leads to loss of important items. **In simple terms:** File to know location, ignore to need it. Key Takeaway Balance organization with relevance. Themes organization memory efficiency Mood practical reflective Type advice observational When to use this quote - office work - personal finances - home decluttering - project management Key Concepts record-keeping information overload Questions to Reflect On - Do you truly need to keep everything? - How can you decide what to file? A Different Perspective Over‑filing can waste time and space. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [File](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/file/) [File Ll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/file-ll-3445717/) [If](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/if/) [Know Need](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know-need/) [Need](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/need/) [Need Know](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/need-know/) ## Related quotes > [“You need to know where you want to go in life before you get there...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-need-to-know-where-you-want-to-go-in-life-before-you-get-there/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“You can't know what you need to know until it's up for you to know it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/art-hochberg/you-can-t-know-what-you-need-to-know-until-it-s-up-for-you-to-know-it/) [Art Hochberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/art-hochberg/) > [“In order to know who you are you need to know God is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-hoggs-jackson/in-order-to-know-who-you-are-you-need-to-know-god-is/) [Annette Hoggs-Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-hoggs-jackson/) > [The first step is to recognize what you need to know and why you need to know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-buckingham/the-first-step-is-to-recognize-what-you-need-to-know-and-why-you-need/) [Marcus Buckingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-buckingham/) > [“If you know how You do not need to know where...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petur-krustev/if-you-know-how-you-do-not-need-to-know-where/) [Петър Кръстев Petur Krustev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petur-krustev/) > [I don't need to know everything, I just need to know where to find it, when I need it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-don-t-need-to-know-everything-i-just-need-to-know-where-to-find-it/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [“People should know, only what they need to know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-rachiele/people-should-know-only-what-they-need-to-know/) [Amy Rachiele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-rachiele/) > [“The people need to know that the people need to know. 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That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More File quotes > [Saving a file as 'dyjjyggffj', because I'm too lazy to write a proper name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/saving-a-file-as-dyjjyggffj-because-i-m-too-lazy-to-write-a-proper/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [When the phonies are expelled from their leadership roles and the Republican Party backs a moderate gubernatorial candidate acceptable to the rank and file…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-paladino/when-the-phonies-are-expelled-from-their-leadership-roles-and-the/) [Carl Paladino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-paladino/) > [Somebody could send you an office document or a PDF file, and as soon as you open it, it's a booby trap and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-mitnick/somebody-could-send-you-an-office-document-or-a-pdf-file-and-as-soon/) [Kevin Mitnick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-mitnick/) > [Rank and file Democrats are very patriotic. They love this country and support the military.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-mountjoy/rank-and-file-democrats-are-very-patriotic-they-love-this-country-and/) [Dick Mountjoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-mountjoy/) > [Without the possibility of action, all knowledge comes to one labeled 'file and forget.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-ellison/without-the-possibility-of-action-all-knowledge-comes-to-one-labeled/) [Ralph Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-ellison/) > [Things don't just fall into place because you have a dream. You're always going to have those negative thoughts. Our minds love to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-colletti/things-don-t-just-fall-into-place-because-you-have-a-dream-you-re/) [Stephen Colletti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-colletti/) > [When an international news organization covers a story in Somalia, Yemen, Sudan or wherever, they will fly a crew to go there, spend a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wadah-khanfar/when-an-international-news-organization-covers-a-story-in-somalia/) [Wadah Khanfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wadah-khanfar/) > [I start a lot of songs and throw them out because the energy is not right. It's almost like the file becomes cursed. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grimes/i-start-a-lot-of-songs-and-throw-them-out-because-the-energy-is-not/) [Grimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grimes/) > [The women who file for bankruptcy played by all the rules, but they are still in economic freefall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-warren/the-women-who-file-for-bankruptcy-played-by-all-the-rules-but-they/) [Elizabeth Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-warren/) > [I spent much of my life dying for somebody to help me even file for a patent or make a prototype. I understand that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-norris/i-spent-much-of-my-life-dying-for-somebody-to-help-me-even-file-for-a/) [Woody Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-norris/) > [“A “file” was originally—in sixteenth-century England—a wire on which slips and bills and notes and letters could be strung for preservation and reference. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gleick/a-file-was-originally-in-sixteenth-century-england-a-wire-on-which/) [James Gleick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gleick/) > [I love getting cookbooks - people will give them to me, and I read them like novels and file everything away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwyneth-paltrow/i-love-getting-cookbooks-people-will-give-them-to-me-and-i-read-them/) [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwyneth-paltrow/) > [Just don't create a file called '-rf.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-wall/just-don-t-create-a-file-called-rf/) [Larry Wall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-wall/) > [Our old site did not have very good support for the disabled, but our new site should soon have much better support. 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