# Messy Research Archive

        This is a fictional mock research archive. It is intentionally untidy.

        All files are in this one folder. There are no helpful subfolders because
        the participant task is to ask Codex to inspect the material, infer useful
        categories, and propose a safer organisation before moving anything.

        ## What Is Inside

        - CSV files with similar names, old dates, and overlapping rows.
        - Excel workbooks with old or unclear labels.
        - Word documents that mix protocols, notes, and draft findings.
        - Text notes and transcript fragments.
        - PDF placeholders.
        - PNG and JPG image files.
        - A small WAV placeholder.
        - Larger mock exports that make the folder feel more like a real data archive.

        All content is fictional. The files imitate common research-project messiness
        without using real participant data or sensitive material.

        ## Suggested Exercise

        Ask Codex to:

        1. Build a file inventory with names, formats, sizes, and likely purposes.
        2. Flag duplicate-looking files and unclear file names.
        3. Propose a safer folder structure.
        4. Draft a `data-inventory.md`.
        5. Explain what it would move or rename before making any changes.

        Participants should review the plan before asking Codex to change files.
