Despite much discussion in HCI research about how individual differences likely determine computer users' personal information management (PIM) practices, the extent of the influence of several important factors remains unclear, including users' personalities, spatial abilities, and the different software used to manage their collections. We therefore analyse data from prior CHI work to explore (1) associations of people's file collections with personality and spatial ability, and (2) differences between collections managed with different operating systems and file managers. We find no notable associations between users' attributes and their collections, and minimal predictive power, but do find considerable and surprising differences across operating systems. We discuss these findings and how they can inform future research.

翻译：尽管在HCI的研究中就个人差异如何可能决定计算机用户的个人信息管理做法进行了大量讨论,但若干重要因素的影响范围仍不清楚,包括用户的个性、空间能力和用于管理其收藏的不同软件。因此,我们分析了以前CHI工作的数据,以探讨:(1) 具有个性和空间能力的人的档案收集协会,(2) 由不同操作系统和文件管理员管理的收集工作之间的差异。我们发现,用户的属性及其收藏与最小的预测能力之间没有显著的联系,但在操作系统之间确实发现了巨大和惊人的差异。我们讨论了这些结果以及它们如何为未来研究提供信息。