# Why does JD have nested folders?

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**Created:** [July 9, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/why-does-jd-have-nested-folders/1627 "2024-07-09T12:33:32Z")\
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@clappingcactus

I run (some) Linux and Windows, but since work-world is Windows - I’m mainly focused there.  
(I have no clue about Apple or iOS.)

**Don’t know if it tickles your fancy** , but I run [Everything](https://www.voidtools.com/) as a countermeasure for “excessive clickyness” with folders and navigation.

**Settings:**  
Under “Tools” \> “Options” \> “Indexes” \> NTFS" I have disabled it from looking on my system drive and other areas.

Under “Search” \> “Add to filters” I’ve added the path to where my JD structure is - and made this filter always loaded under “Settings” \> “General” \> “Home”.

In other words; It ONLY looks in my JD structure.

Everything is **blazing fast** , and I just have to throw some letters in there to find / discriminate down to the folder I want.

Always at the ready, a click a way - in the taskbar.

![2024-07-09_19-08-33](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/uploads/default/original/1X/97df96feac150489ff40092093c5965a6570bec3.png)

_Sidenote_  
I’ve seen “behind the scenes” of large, commercial operators that use file servers/shared network drives as their main storage and production systems. Yeah, they do have some internal rules and guidelines about how the folder structures should be - but since humans work there, it is not always so “clean” as it was intended. But they run Everything as a centralized resource from the IT department, where the filters and settings are done by the admins. That means; everyone there (can) use Everything to search/find what they are looking for. It’s quite efficient.

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