Comments on: The End Of Folders

By: Kent

Kent — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:49:31 +0000

“With the introduction of technologies such as Apple’s Spotlight and Google’s Desktop Search, the old method of sorting information in folders has made it too hard to locate files easily.”

This is just totally backwards…Spotlight etc hasn’t made finding stuff in folders harder, it’s just as hard/easy as it was before.

By: chessmaster

chessmaster — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 04:18:08 +0000

THe most of you have the right logical idea. folders make sense for organizing data, i dont understand how they are a hindrance

By: Noah Bradley

Noah Bradley — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 20:10:48 +0000

Well, I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m looking forward to a change in file structuring (or elimination thereof). The current method feels dated and in need of revision.

…If only I had a mac so I could rely on spotlight… :( dang you XP for being so slow. :)

By: Griffith

Griffith — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 18:09:18 +0000

Even though search technologies are more advanced than ever I don’t think they will ever kill off folders if I don’t keep my MP3s the very least organized I go crazy.

By: Jeremy Flint

Jeremy Flint — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 18:03:59 +0000

I can see doing away with folder as a tool for organization and becoming more of just a storage facility. I think that is what the article might be trying to say.

With the introduction of the desktop search tools, you don’t really have to spend the time organizing folders with different levels and sub-folders (as well as remembering that organization) when you can just fire up an application, type a keyword or two, and find the file just as fast (if not faster).

By: cliche

cliche — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 17:51:08 +0000

Some guys organize their rooms and can find things easily. Some guys just throw stuff everywhere and take a bit longer to find things, but it kinna evens out because he didn’t have to spend time organizing it.

By: J44xm

J44xm — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 17:27:11 +0000

I concur. I would like something like Gmail’s labels, though, to work inside folders.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:37:17 +0000

I had always thought of folders as an organizational tool not a hindrance to finding the files I want. To not have folders at all is to me chaotic and not good for a person with OCDish tendencies.

By: minghong

minghong — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:36:29 +0000

No way. At least URLs are still based on directories. I love folders more than label/keyword/whatever.

By: Justin Koh

Justin Koh — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 14:52:35 +0000

Far from it. I use folders to give myself a sort of rough guide to finding and identifying all my data. Even with the powerful desktop search tools, folders are still very much an integral part of computing.