Is it true it's not natural to name folders (maybe just labeling in general?) something generic and or abstract?


One of my native friends saw I had one of my folders named "私の物" and told me
it sounded too weird. I also showed that my phone has a group of apps named
like that and suggested I use something like その他 instead. Even only 物 alone
bothered them and told me Japanese don't use abstract words. (For folders? I'm
guessing labeling in general?)

I was told to be more specific but I told them I didn't have time yet or just
plain don't want to organize them so I just put them under "stuff"
indefinitely.

It's my own property so I want to name it what I want. I won't use it if it's
incorrect but it is correct, right?.

Although my main concern that I don't want to change the unique way I think
just because a native Japanese would never name it that. I do things that
Japanese would never do or say like being too honest or direct about something
(which my friend likes a lot).

TL;DR: Does labeling/naming something 私の物 sound awkward? I don't care if it
sounds "not native" or I think the word I'm looking for is _unusual_.

But if it sounds like I'm just being an awkward foreigner and using awkward,
clumsy words then I think I will change it in that case.




Of course you can use whatever name you want, but I would say 私の物 is not
really "native". Personally, I have not seen a directory named `things` by
English speakers, either. Have you? I feel most people like something a little
bit more specific, like `docs`, `files`. In addition, `私の` has never been a
natural naming convention in Japan. `My Document` on Windows is `マイドキュメント` in
the Japanese version, and I think that was a reasonable choice.

If people need an unspecific directory name, they usually use `ファイル`,
`ファイル置場`, `書類`, etc., without adding `私の`. (Of course I'm not saying this is a
good naming convention.) If you share a computer with your family member,
something like `太郎`, `太郎の`, `太郎のファイル` or `太郎の物` would be accepted.

If you want an explicit `etc` or `misc` folder, what I've seen (or used) are:

  * `いろいろ`
  * `その他`
  * `雑`
  * `未整理`
  * `仮置き場`




Of course you can use whatever name you want, but I would say 私の物 is not
really "native". Personally, I have not seen a directory named `things` by
English speakers, either. Have you? I feel most people like something a little
bit more specific, like `docs`, `files`. In addition, `私の` has never been a
natural naming convention in Japan. `My Document` on Windows is `マイドキュメント` in
the Japanese version, and I think that was a reasonable choice.

If people need an unspecific directory name, they usually use `ファイル`,
`ファイル置場`, `書類`, etc., without adding `私の`. (Of course I'm not saying this is a
good naming convention.) If you share a computer with your family member,
something like `太郎`, `太郎の`, `太郎のファイル` or `太郎の物` would be accepted.

If you want an explicit `etc` or `misc` folder, what I've seen (or used) are:

  * `いろいろ`
  * `その他`
  * `雑`
  * `未整理`
  * `仮置き場`

