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I like the idea, but I think it will not change the world. Filesystems have already been reduced to storage mechanisms for systems not people. People just don
by enkrs 5y ago
I like the idea, but I think it will not change the world.
Filesystems have already been reduced to storage mechanisms for systems not people.
People just don’t organize files anymore. And that’s a good thing.
Most employees in relativley fresh organizations keep their files in OneDrive and Dropbox. 10..15 folders of random names and good search function that returns recent files on top. The older files just lie there, not botheting anyone because nobody is looking.
Files from other departments are found via links in Mail and Slack search - not as attachments to Email.
People launch Powerpoint (online) and use the recent files menu instead of browsing from the ”C: drive”
To rethink storage ignoring that people don’t store files anymore is futile. It’s nice for organized geeks (like me), but in general file organization is a thing of the past.
- tremon 5y agoPeople launch Powerpoint (online) and use the recent files menu instead of browsing from the ”C: drive” Yes, I do that too. But that's because I have to, not because I want to. Onedrive, Sharepoint (and I guess Dropbox too) are impossible to navigate otherwise, so yes, even people that understand hierarchies are forced to use an application's LRU list to find old documents. That's not a sustainable situation. I foresee huge storage bills for organisations because they won't be able to afford to curate their growing terabytes of disorganized file storage.