Re:The time has come to replace file systems
by bayindirh on Thursday February 24, 2022 @05:24AM
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> But no matter how good search gets, it will not stop users from putting files untagged into one big junk folder.
I personally don't see folders (or traditional file organization) and tags as competitive technologies. I think they're complementing each other very well. I generally put my stuff under well defined folders, but tag the notes (or the files if I have the capability).
95% of the time, I can just go to the folder and get what I need, but sometimes I need to search something which I don't remember whether I have it or think I misplaced. In that case file indexing and search really comes in handy.
I apply these methods at least in three places very enthusiastically: Pagico, Evernote and Tiddly Wiki. Both have hierarchical organization models (It's fixed in Evernote, not mandated in Pagico, and Tiddly is just free floating by nature), but they're meticulously tagged. I rarely use search in either of these. However this doesn't mean tags save me serious time or effort. I think both ways of organization is very useful, at the end of the day.
As a pet peeve, I really don't like this strong worded titles and posts. You don't have to kill something working well to enhance it with something to make it better for some or every use case.
I personally don't see folders (or traditional file organization) and tags as competitive technologies. I think they're complementing each other very well. I generally put my stuff under well defined folders, but tag the notes (or the files if I have the capability).
95% of the time, I can just go to the folder and get what I need, but sometimes I need to search something which I don't remember whether I have it or think I misplaced. In that case file indexing and search really comes in handy.
I apply these methods at least in three places very enthusiastically: Pagico, Evernote and Tiddly Wiki. Both have hierarchical organization models (It's fixed in Evernote, not mandated in Pagico, and Tiddly is just free floating by nature), but they're meticulously tagged. I rarely use search in either of these. However this doesn't mean tags save me serious time or effort. I think both ways of organization is very useful, at the end of the day.
As a pet peeve, I really don't like this strong worded titles and posts. You don't have to kill something working well to enhance it with something to make it better for some or every use case.