My immediate reaction to this is that the OS has a hard time establishing intent, and in some cases it probably should be this hard to delete data that's required for the system to boot on the grounds that you'd probably want it if you understood what it was, and ideally also hard for malware to delete data it doesn't want on your computer (forensically useful logs, backup copies of files encrypted by ransomware, etc.).
But none of this applies to caches and temporary files, which could be reasonably managed for 99% of users by adding a "clear all caches" checkbox in the reboot dialog with a warning that doing this is likely to slow down the system and increase battery usage for the next few hours, or to system-managed snapshots that mostly just need better UI and documentation.
UI transparency is my only real complaint. A reasonable amount of data the system wants to make difficult to delete is fine, so long as it clearly explains what it is and why. "System Data" is only acceptable as a description for the root of what should be a well-documented hierarchy.
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My immediate reaction to this is that the OS has a hard time establishing intent, and in some cases it probably should be this hard to delete data that's required for the system to boot on the grounds that you'd probably want it if you understood what it was, and ideally also hard for malware to delete data it doesn't want on your computer (forensically useful logs, backup copies of files encrypted by ransomware, etc.).
But none of this applies to caches and temporary files, which could be reasonably managed for 99% of users by adding a "clear all caches" checkbox in the reboot dialog with a warning that doing this is likely to slow down the system and increase battery usage for the next few hours, or to system-managed snapshots that mostly just need better UI and documentation.
UI transparency is my only real complaint. A reasonable amount of data the system wants to make difficult to delete is fine, so long as it clearly explains what it is and why. "System Data" is only acceptable as a description for the root of what should be a well-documented hierarchy.