Hybrid Metadata and Folder Based File Access

A system comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• store a first file to a first directory that is accessible via a first path;
• store a different second file to a different second directory that is accessible via a second path that is different than the first path;
• tag the first file and the second file with a first set of metadata, wherein the first set of metadata is different than the first directory, the first path, the second directory, and the second path;
• define a metadata access path to access both of the first file and the second file, wherein defining the metadata access path comprises forming the metadata access path from the first set of metadata, and wherein the metadata access path is different than the first path and the second path;
• and
• provide access to the first file and the second file in response to an access request that is directed to the metadata access path.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a set of processor-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• store a first file to a first directory that is accessible via a first path;
• store a different second file to a different second directory that is accessible via a second path that is different than the first path;
• tag the first file and the second file with a first set of metadata, wherein the first set of metadata is different than the first directory, the first path, the second directory, and the second path;
• define a metadata access path to access both of the first file and the second file, wherein defining the metadata access path comprises forming the metadata access path from the first set of metadata, and wherein the metadata access path is different than the first path and the second path;
• and
• provide access to the first file and the second file in response to an access request that is directed to the metadata access path.