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How I tag my files to avoid endless searching and disorganized folders

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ZDNET's key takeaways

Tags are an ingenious way of organizing files.

With tags, you can create relational searches for files.

Tags are built into some of the more popular file managers.

When you open a file manager, you are most likely searching for a file. It makes sense, as that's one of the primary purposes of file managers… to make it easy for you to manage your files. Most file managers have fairly robust search and filter features to help you find what you're looking for.

Sadly, most users overlook these features. Instead of quickly locating a file, users will click around directories, hoping they remember where they left that particular file they're hunting for.

Also: My new favorite Android file manager is way better than Google's default - and it's free

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