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I really like tagging but somehow the concept could never become central to any filesystem: - I believe BeOS tried, - MS tried with WinFS but cancelled it in
by sunshine-o 2y ago
I really like tagging but somehow the concept could never become central to any filesystem:
- I believe BeOS tried,
- MS tried with WinFS but cancelled it in Windows Vista,
- I am sure some cloud storage service bet on it but can't cite any.
Actually tagging is probably mainly successful in cases where we can reliably automate the tagging such as email or photos.
- setopt 2y agoMacOS has had first-class support for file tagging for years: You can add arbitrary tags either from “Save as” dialogs or from Finder, and can then browse by tags in Finder or search through your file system filtered by tags.
- maroonblazer 2y agoDoes the native file tagging see much adoption? I'm a lifelong Mac user and tried using the tags when they first launched, but eventually it was too much work and I resorted to using search to find what I'm looking for. Not macOS native search but tools like LaunchBar, Alfred, et al or apps like EasyFind.
- nxobject 2y agoColours, yes – but then again I worked in a print shop that'd been using Apple since MacOS 8, so they might be used to those quirks.
- zelphirkalt 2y agoI like tagging for bookmarks in Firefox and derivatives of Firefox.
- bloaf 2y agoSharepoint tries to push people towards tags, but doesn't always succeed.