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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.
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word-choice nouns
Is it true it's not natural to name folders (maybe just labeling in general?) something generic and or abstract?
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`
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