[HN Gopher] The new Google Docs and Drive UI starts rolling out ...
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       The new Google Docs and Drive UI starts rolling out today
        
       Author : mfiguiere
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2023-03-06 21:00 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | wanderingstan wrote:
       | Whenever they say a UI is "simplified", we now all know that it
       | means features for serious users have been eliminated.
       | 
       | Google Drive was already getting maddeningly unusable. E.G., you
       | can search for a file but then it's nie impossible to find what
       | folder it's in. I've begun migrating all my remote file storage
       | to iCloud, and know that gmail is probably next.
        
         | jsnell wrote:
         | You search for the file, and either:
         | 
         | 1. Right-click + choose "show file location" to open the
         | folder, or
         | 
         | 2. Left-click on the file and look at the breadcrumb trail at
         | the bottom of the window
         | 
         | Not only is it not impossible, but I don't know how it could be
         | any more straightforward.
        
           | wanderingstan wrote:
           | I don't have time now, but I believe this is not possible on
           | mobile, which was why I needed at the time.
        
             | tekla wrote:
             | You click the 3 dot menu, and then 'Details', which also
             | gives you a direct link to the folder
        
         | whiplash451 wrote:
         | Genuine question: do you really need to put things in folders
         | in google drive given how good their search engine is?
         | 
         | This can be a way to lock users in, as it's probably more
         | painful to migrate thousands of unorganized files to a new
         | platform.
         | 
         | It's basically lock-in through search performance.
        
           | wolpoli wrote:
           | I don't use Google Drive, but I can tell you that, for my use
           | case, folders are useful for keeping notes, spreadsheets, and
           | other resources for each project separate from each other.
           | Search and Stars won't be adequate replacement for folders.
        
           | telchior wrote:
           | If you're looking for a file, or a bunch of files, but you
           | only remember the name of a different file in the
           | directory... then absolutely, yes.
        
             | wanderingstan wrote:
             | This is my usual case. I recall it have some snippet that
             | I'll use as a "key" to find the larger project it was part
             | of.
        
         | thomaslord wrote:
         | This isn't meant to be a dig at you, but iCloud seems like an
         | interesting choice for someone who cares about visible folder
         | structures, given that Apple led the pack on hiding files and
         | folders from their users. I'd be curious to know whether you
         | evaluated a bunch of alternatives or settled on iCloud because
         | you already had an account and it was just an easy choice.
         | 
         | Disclaimer: I would definitely say I have a personal bias
         | against Apple.
        
           | mig39 wrote:
           | With iCloud Drive, you can view your files in the normal
           | finder, including the folder structure. You can do so in
           | Windows explorer too, if you install iCloud in Windows.
           | 
           | The only thing keeping me from moving over to iCloud is the
           | linux support. I can use Google drive using rclone. I wish I
           | could mount iCloud Drive in Linux as well.
        
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