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Dual booters be like (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] takeheart@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (12 children)

So what's the difference?

My intuition is that directory is the older term and refers to something existing on the file system while folder can be that but also includes "virtual folders" that group together different files from across the file system like when photo manager shows you categories like 'recently viewed' or 'taken in 2023'.

[–] femboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Uhhh directories are files where other files are stored in a computer, folders are pieces of paper used to store pieces of paper (or a file used to store another files in a computer)

[–] festnt@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

folders are only considered files in linux, in windows, its a mess

[–] femboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

something about not unix operating systems not being valid

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

obligatory mansplaining that Linux is not Unix

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

obligatory its a Unix system, I know this

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