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> Lets take desktops, file and folders fucking suck but everyone wants to reimplement it, when the real advantage of computers is search. But files and folders
by Osmium 13y ago
> Lets take desktops, file and folders fucking suck but everyone wants to reimplement it, when the real advantage of computers is search.
But files and folders have their place: they're for collecting groups of disparate items which wouldn't be found by a single search query (or at least not one that isn't inordinately complicated), e.g. to manage a project. Tagging files is a viable alternative, but there's no guarantee you won't forget and end up with orphan files. You have to save a file somewhere after all, and with folders you can ensure you can find them again...