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Didn't Windows try to do this starting with 7? It has "libraries". It was awful and I just wanted the real file system back.
by cup-of-tea 9y ago
Didn't Windows try to do this starting with 7? It has "libraries". It was awful and I just wanted the real file system back.
- kijin 9y agoLibraries would be a-OK if they were the only abstractions available. You can group your stuff into a number of libraries and call it a day. Unfortunately, Microsoft changed their mind and kinda-deprecated-but-not-completely-eliminated libraries in Windows 10. They also added a whole bunch of similar features that don't fully replace the functionality that libraries used to offer. Now there are at least four different places where the same content might be shown: Quick access, folders under This PC, folders in the actual drives (also under This PC), and Libraries (if you choose to display them). It's an unholy mess that needs registry hacks to clean up.