--- title: Fuck trees, use tags | daily.dev description: Tags offer a superior way to organize files compared to traditional tree-like directory structures, allowing files to have multiple contexts and be accessed... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/fuck-trees-use-tags-fgxur3xft twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Fuck trees, use tags | daily.dev og:description: Tags offer a superior way to organize files compared to traditional tree-like directory structures, allowing files to have multiple contexts and be accessed... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/fuck-trees-use-tags-fgxur3xft og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/FGXUr3XFt.png og:image:alt: Fuck trees, use tags og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fuck trees, use tags **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 3 min read · 4 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Tags offer a superior way to organize files compared to traditional tree-like directory structures, allowing files to have multiple contexts and be accessed through different paths. However, the adoption of tags has been hindered by challenges in user experience and the ingrained concept of file organization. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@peterkwok** · 0 upvotes > This sounds interesting ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#filesystems](https://daily.dev/tags/filesystems), [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/fuck-trees-use-tags-fgxur3xft) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Fuck trees, use tags","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/fuck-trees-use-tags-fgxur3xft","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/fuck-trees-use-tags-fgxur3xft"},"datePublished":"2024-04-02T22:05:30.515Z","dateModified":"2025-07-28T02:15:00.170Z","description":"Tags offer a superior way to organize files compared to traditional tree-like directory structures, allowing files to have multiple contexts and be accessed...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--1KxV4ohY--/f_auto/v1722860400/public/Placeholder%2007","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--1KxV4ohY--/f_auto/v1722860400/public/Placeholder%2007","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Lobsters","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Lobsters","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--tl8v_Fku--/f_auto,t_logo/v1698841318/logos/lobste.jpg","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/fuck-trees-use-tags-fgxur3xft","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":4},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"filesystems,ux","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lobsters","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Fuck trees, use tags"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/fuck-trees-use-tags-fgxur3xft","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"This sounds interesting","datePublished":"2024-04-08T01:43:50.689Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/FGXUr3XFt#c-RR3t1ecd7","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"PeterKwok","url":"https://daily.dev/peterkwok","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocICsHlMmjDZ2BpYmA2JuOWvxhKJq7vnAYRCOC206sqEdQ=s96-c"}}]} ```