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Hidden interface controls that affect usability

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559 points cxr | 1 comments | 05 Jul 25 23:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.293s | source
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jongjong ◴[06 Jul 25 00:12 UTC] No.44476610[source]▶
Something which drives me mad is how modern operating systems (both desktop and mobile) keep hiding file system paths. There used to be a setting on OSX which let you show the address bar in Finder (though it wasn't default) but nowadays it seems to be impossible (unless you get some third-party extension) and I have to resort to using the terminal. It's bonkers.

It makes it impossible to locate files later when I need to move or transfer them.

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1. BLKNSLVR ◴[06 Jul 25 00:24 UTC] No.44476681[source]▶
I have this issue when links are shared directly to a file on SharePoint.

It's often more useful to share the directory it's in rather that the file itself. MS Office dies have a way to get that information, but you have to look for it.