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macOS takes the same approach with Finder however. Managing files in macOS is a huge pain if you want to keep it in some nicely organized tree. Its optimized

macOS takes the same approach with Finder however. Managing files in macOS is a huge pain if you want to keep it in some nicely organized tree. Its optimized for just searching to find what you're looking for. It presents all files in a flat list by default. Apple's primary business model is not search, so there could be some evidence that more people just prefer search over tags/folders/icons etc.

tasogare 5y ago
There is tons if options to find files on macOS: the find command, spotlight, search in the finder, hierarchical view in the finder. Which popular OS has a better system than that?
- whimsicalism 5y ago
  The search on MacOS is unusable for me. It always surfaces wrong/irrelevant things and defaults to searching in the oddest places.
  - sobjornstad 5y ago
    This exactly. Yesterday I needed to change my Touch ID settings and typed "Touch ID" into Spotlight search. First result: the dictionary definition of "Touch ID". Nowhere in the list: The System Preferences applet called exactly "Touch ID". Seriously?
  - tacker2000 5y ago
    I have to agree with this. The search in macos is really broken. There are so many problems with it. It could be so much better but they havent improved it in years. Even using Alfred i dont get what i want sometimes. Maybe its because alfred is using spotlight indexes? I’d have to look it up.
  - alisonkisk 5y ago
    but it's the easiest way to find system header files. Who cares about Preference Panes?!
  - topicseed 5y ago
    Yep, Spotlight is my go-to to launch apps but for files, it's either extremely slow, or extremely inaccurate, or simply doesn't show anything but web results. Frustrating... Same for Finder's search, defaults to searching weird folders and bad at reducing the noise.
egypturnash 5y ago
Maybe it's just because I've been using OSX since 10.2 but I've never had any problems keeping files in trees, I have a very nicely pruned set of nested folders that I keep all my work in. If you wanna dump all your shit in ~/Documents then sure you can do it, but it's also super easy to stick folders in the Finder sidebar or the Dock for easy access to your big multifile projects.

tasogare 5y ago

There is tons if options to find files on macOS: the find command, spotlight, search in the finder, hierarchical view in the finder. Which popular OS has a better system than that?

whimsicalism 5y ago
The search on MacOS is unusable for me. It always surfaces wrong/irrelevant things and defaults to searching in the oddest places.
- sobjornstad 5y ago
  This exactly. Yesterday I needed to change my Touch ID settings and typed "Touch ID" into Spotlight search. First result: the dictionary definition of "Touch ID". Nowhere in the list: The System Preferences applet called exactly "Touch ID". Seriously?
- tacker2000 5y ago
  I have to agree with this. The search in macos is really broken. There are so many problems with it. It could be so much better but they havent improved it in years. Even using Alfred i dont get what i want sometimes. Maybe its because alfred is using spotlight indexes? I’d have to look it up.
- alisonkisk 5y ago
  but it's the easiest way to find system header files. Who cares about Preference Panes?!
- topicseed 5y ago
  Yep, Spotlight is my go-to to launch apps but for files, it's either extremely slow, or extremely inaccurate, or simply doesn't show anything but web results. Frustrating... Same for Finder's search, defaults to searching weird folders and bad at reducing the noise.

egypturnash 5y ago

Maybe it's just because I've been using OSX since 10.2 but I've never had any problems keeping files in trees, I have a very nicely pruned set of nested folders that I keep all my work in. If you wanna dump all your shit in ~/Documents then sure you can do it, but it's also super easy to stick folders in the Finder sidebar or the Dock for easy access to your big multifile projects.