QotD: Smart Folders
Posted January 27th, 2006 @ 08:53am by Erik J. Barzeski
Question: Do you have any smart folders in your Finder?
My Answer: Nope. None. I never have, in fact, except the one I created a week or two ago to see that they were actually just an XML file.
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Posted 27 Jan 2006 at 12:06pm #
Yes, but only one; it just lists Xcode Project Files that are found under a certain folder.
Posted 28 Jan 2006 at 11:32am #
I constantly use them for many things. On a fast box, it really makes sense for me, especially if I use it with Spotlight comments and some other criteria. Once I got used to the idea, it was great to let the computer do the organizational work for me and stop thinking about how to build up a sensible structure.
I'm also pretty sure that this feature and the whole Spotlight thing is going to become more attractive as the machines get faster and the technology matures.