Comment 1 for bug 406938

I totally agree. Any thoughts on a migration strategy for current
users? would it be better to rearrange their files on their filesystem
or tell them to move the files themselves?

--
Elliot Murphy

On Jul 30, 2009, at 11:23 AM, David Siegel
<email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Currently, Ubuntu One places a directory called "Ubuntu One" in the
> user's home folder. Inside of "Ubuntu One" are two directories, "My
> Files" and "Shared With Me." Placing a top-level folder in a user's
> home
> folder is a very bold move, and we should ensure that the organisation
> of that folder is usable and promotes the user's interests.
>
> The current hierarchy places only two folders in the "Ubuntu One" top-
> level folder, giving the impression that the Ubuntu One folder is only
> incidentally useful as an intermediate step to other folders instead
> of
> implicitly valuable; Ubuntu One is seen as the object that takes you
> to
> the place where you keep your files, rather than the place where you
> keep your files This removes the user from the contents of "My
> Files" by
> an extra level (resulting in many extra clicks and keystrokes on a
> daily
> basis) and introduces the moniker "My Files," suggesting that other
> things inside the Ubuntu One folder may not be "My Files."
>
> Current hierarchy:
>
> HOME
> -- Ubuntu One
> -- My Files
> -- Documents
> -- Pictures
> -- Shared With Me
> -- shared file 1
> -- shared file 2
>
> The proposed hierarchy moves the contents of "My Files" one level
> closer
> to HOME, and gets rid of the "My Files" name. Upon opening "Ubuntu
> One,"
> the user has immediate access to her files, and the shared files are
> seen as part of her files, rather than something that is not hers:
>
> HOME
> -- Ubuntu One
> -- Documents
> -- Pictures
> -- Shared (With Me)
> -- shared file 1
> -- shared file 2
>
> ** Affects: ubuntuone-client
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> --
> Folder heirarchy should prioritize user files, not bury them
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/406938
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>
> Status in Ubuntu One Client: New
>
> Bug description:
> Currently, Ubuntu One places a directory called "Ubuntu One" in the
> user's home folder. Inside of "Ubuntu One" are two directories, "My
> Files" and "Shared With Me." Placing a top-level folder in a user's
> home folder is a very bold move, and we should ensure that the
> organisation of that folder is usable and promotes the user's
> interests.
>
> The current hierarchy places only two folders in the "Ubuntu One"
> top-level folder, giving the impression that the Ubuntu One folder
> is only incidentally useful as an intermediate step to other folders
> instead of implicitly valuable; Ubuntu One is seen as the object
> that takes you to the place where you keep your files, rather than
> the place where you keep your files This removes the user from the
> contents of "My Files" by an extra level (resulting in many extra
> clicks and keystrokes on a daily basis) and introduces the moniker
> "My Files," suggesting that other things inside the Ubuntu One
> folder may not be "My Files."
>
> Current hierarchy:
>
> HOME
> -- Ubuntu One
> -- My Files
> -- Documents
> -- Pictures
> -- Shared With Me
> -- shared file 1
> -- shared file 2
>
> The proposed hierarchy moves the contents of "My Files" one level
> closer to HOME, and gets rid of the "My Files" name. Upon opening
> "Ubuntu One," the user has immediate access to her files, and the
> shared files are seen as part of her files, rather than something
> that is not hers:
>
> HOME
> -- Ubuntu One
> -- Documents
> -- Pictures
> -- Shared (With Me)
> -- shared file 1
> -- shared file 2
>