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BIGFile: Bayesian Information Gain for Fast File Retrieval

Abstract

We introduce BIGFile, a new fast file retrieval technique based on the Bayesian Information Gain framework. BIGFile provides interface shortcuts to assist the user in navigating to a desired target (file or folder). BIGFile's split interface combines a traditional list view with an adaptive area that displays shortcuts to the set of file paths estimated by our computa-tionally efficient algorithm. Users can navigate the list as usual, or select any part of the paths in the adaptive area. A pilot study of 15 users informed the design of BIGFile, revealing the size and structure of their file systems and their file retrieval practices. Our simulations show that BIGFile outper-forms Fitchett et al.'s AccessRank, a best-of-breed prediction algorithm. We conducted an experiment to compare BIGFile with ARFile (AccessRank instantiated in a split interface) and with a Finder-like list view as baseline. BIGFile was by far the most efficient technique (up to 44% faster than ARFile and 64% faster than Finder), and participants unanimously preferred the split interfaces to the Finder.
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hal-01791754 , version 1 (14-05-2018)

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Wanyu Liu, Olivier Rioul, Joanna Mcgrenere, Wendy Mackay, Michel Beaudouin-Lafon. BIGFile: Bayesian Information Gain for Fast File Retrieval. Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '18), Apr 2018, Montreal QC, Canada. ⟨10.1145/3173574.3173959⟩. ⟨hal-01791754⟩
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