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On a phone, just 1 category for images (plus of course indexing by geography, time) is more than enough. For a PC where I create things I’d probably want more o
by alkonaut 4y ago
On a phone, just 1 category for images (plus of course indexing by geography, time) is more than enough. For a PC where I create things I’d probably want more options too. But handling files and directories I do because I have to not because I want to. To begin with a directory structure just allows organizing by one category (e.g can’t have documents both organized topic then year and year then topic.).
I’m not saying the final solution to data organization is just “all
Images in one directory”. The solution is one where you don’t worry about directories and still easily find and group the data you need.
Windows had grand plans for this that were scrapped. Understandably, but also sadly.
- Wowfunhappy 4y ago> But handling files and directories I do because I have to not because I want to. Oh, I absolutely agree! But as I said, I know what my files are for, and my computer does not. So until we get some incredible AI that not only understands the context of every file but can also use that context to make perfect organizational decisions, I expect to be the one responsible for grouping my data. To be clear, I don't think directory hierarchies are necessarily the be-all end-all of digital organization. For example, I like the idea of organizing based on tags, because a lot of documents rightly belong in more than one category. However, I expect I'll need to be the one who sets the tags. iOS's solution does work better on mobile than on desktop (and iPad), although I do run into problems on my iPhone.