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by Yawrehto 628 days ago
Um...poorly. Mostly the default folders, and then I search and/or remember it. It helps I don't have a profusion of files, though not for lack of effort. Many of the things have descriptive titles, though some don't (ok, a lot don't - I have one file on Microsoft word called something like 'Huh, it finally switched to aptos'; it's a short-story-in-progress with no other mention of Aptos). But typically if I want something I either remember which file it is, go through the titles (and if images previews), or search for a snippet of text I remember (File Explorer in Windows lets you do this).

I remember reading part of Algorithms to Live By that advocated that in general files on computers are a waste of time, given search, since it takes much more time to file everything than to search for it. So there's that argument. But of course I'd be biased in favor of something that justifies my file system.

What we really need is a way to have something be in two folders at once, or at least referrable ("If you're looking for eye doctor receipts, they're under Health" or something). In theory you could duplicate the file and put one in receipts and one in health, but that seems like a suboptimal plan. Maybe ways to put shortcuts to other folders in a different one, so it's still stored under, say, Health, but there's a way to get there from Receipts.