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In response to "I don't understand people that prefer folders vs. labels in Gmail. How is a label any different than a folder?" by oblique

I don't follow it either, except that not everyone has the capacity to grasp that there isn't a meaningful downside. -- nm

Posted by TFox Oct 1 '09, 07:31

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but, but if you don't have everything in a folder, then it all gets cluttered. -- nm - decline Oct 1, 07:32 8
- *blinks* - oblique Oct 1, 07:33 7
  - Using a visual analogy: Take a bunch of papers on your desk and slap labels on them = messy. Put them all in a folder = neat. See? --nm - decline Oct 1, 07:36
  - i actually don't like everything sitting in my inbox either, and i never apply labels because it doesn't *move* anything. - Andie Oct 1, 07:35 5
    - I think they added the "move to" button to specifically fix this complaint. - TFox Oct 1, 07:36 3
      - oh, did it? i never bother, it might be easier now. -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 07:37 2
        
        ditto. -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:38
        
        Yeah, "Move to" does the labelling and archiving in one step now. So it's identical to "moving to" a folder now. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:37
    - Maybe it's a Labs feature, but my Gmail has a "Move To" drop down that moves and archives -- nm - oblique Oct 1, 07:35

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