I think I'm in the same Universe but perhaps a different planet, solar system, but not metaverse, you are in. The ways in which Adobe "file" organization alone is inexplicably not-even-counter-intuitive simply wrong, including their MAIN statement "all your files in one place" ... I'm not even gonna refute other than to say "see: 'Files' vs. 'Libraries.'" I don't have emotions about this PROGRAM...there's obvious a massive disconnect between those who create different tools (e.g., acrobat pro, illustrator, etc etc), "creative cloud," and I don't think they likely HAVE (if they do no one listens to them) anyone working on "integration" of all these things which for all apperances createive cloud (web app ...wait...right thta's super confusing, too) and the marketing people...lol it's maybe not even them like they get different answers from different people I'm sure and go with whatever "the boss" says "the files are all in one place, yes." I've found enough people complaining about file sites/orgranization/cloud/syncing/computer files locations I'm not gonna rewrite that stuff other than to say this: I'm not a power user of anything. I'm a jack of all problems and I figured out enough about how the file organization works and it simply "doesn't work" as in what was intended in concept clearly doesn't exist. I suspect having said that it's a combination of a failure of planning combined with a failure of execution. That tells me that it's leadership...any people actually programming different "tools" (web based or app/desktop based programs) it's not you (unless you are the "creative cloud" people but then either you have zero power to create or implement a working plan or did the best you can in a balkanzed collection of projects you were tasked with making into a coherent organized product. I suspect there was a "I did the best I can (short of quitting which I'm not suggesting you should have it's a classic wait do I try to make it as best I can within these constraints or let them make it worse without me?" situation likely. There are few other people who don't let's say work in adobe for most of their work/life (and few of them I'm sure as most are silo'd in their one area of work) who actually understand the "cloud achitecture" (not programming ... like "Files" vs. Libraries" type stuff), how disconnnected each program is from the other including FROM creative cloud desktop OR cloud (I could not without a deep investigation it appears or brute force method such as forcing a one by one file download and then uploading to my cloud only crreative cloud library - which I wouldn't as that's not a 'synced file' area it apperas...I mean the caveats of the caveats here...it's hard to wrap one's mind around just HOW bizarrely disconnected Adobe's organiational systems are in the context of the appearance of a "all files in one place and surely I can sync those if I want?" system (creative cloud app/website). So I say this: if it took me this much work to figure out things to the point I have...I'm not a programmer but I am the one who solves all the problems or determines that they aren't problems that no one else sees as questions or even sees often...if this is where I am, it's simply at this point, given all the feedback I see they have gotten from others as above many of whom haven't figured out what the answer was (I found the answers to many of my "major" areas of confusing/questions ... and that the answer is it's hard and cconfusing to use even if you figure out how to use it), this is simply not a good "cloud" organization system or good file system of any type. Individual programs can be fine but if I don't even realize which files I left somewhere which unless I know and rememeber where and HOW to look I'll never bump into again (?)...if this is where I am I know almost all others are frustrated and don't get it. Finally, so, what do those people do? They find a concrete SINGLE way to do things that is likely very different from anyone else's single concrete way they had to figure out to survive using these systems. And the result is the opposite of everything implied and intended by what I came into this a few years ago reading and being excited that adobe maybe had done here. Adobe is repsonsive? Which Adobe which person which program? Because as a whole, clearly not. And again (and if anyone wants to ad hominym attack my grammer etc please don't? I'm trying here without spending extra hours to un-gaslight the OP and others from what I've learned), this level of disconnect is a company leadership->culture/systems problem NOT a Ai or Acrobat or whatever programmer problem who are amazing (do cool things I can't but have fun playing with...it ain't you it's a 'your boss's...boss's boss problem').
I followed the guidelines...I am being unkind if anything to someone who was not kind to thousands then millions of others...perhaps it's a combinatio of people at the top?
If Adobe wants to be responsive here's what in short is needed: all my files are in one place or can see the "parent" folders/libraries of all my files connected in one place you get me, ON the cloud from ALL the different programs, and 2) it's easy (one step or a couple at best but then happens automatically) IF I wish all the files sync to whatever hard drive or other file server I wish. I appreciate your products I don't appreciate the time I spent realizing this doesn't exist (some will say of cousre it does simply do this then that then this etc...that's not "existing" ... like, modestly intuitively works for most reasaonable computer users wiling to invest a modicum of up front learning to get the hang of things. Thank you.
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