"I think a big problem with metadata-aware “file systems” is that the metadata is lost once the file is exported out of the system." This is my thought as well

"I think a big problem with metadata-aware “file systems” is that the metadata is lost once the file is exported out of the system." This is my thought as well. I used to run BeOS as my main OS, and when I finally had to move away from it, all the BeFS metadata was left behind as well.