But that's not what happens. When you delete a file from a Library,
all the other files in that Library remain untouched.
Seems like what you really want is a way to remove a tag, not delete a
file. Do you see the difference, and do you see how it completely
eliminates your problem?
What seems fairly obvious here is that there is a complete polarisation
between those who love Libraries and those who hate them (if that's not
stating the obvious!).
When that happens, and particularly if each side just can't see the
other's argument, it usually means that something isn't right - that the
design. understanding, or use of a particular application hasn't been
thought through sufficiently.
I see parallels here with "The Ribbon". And the problem, once again, is
due to Microsoft's "you do it our way" philosophy. It's not even a
case of "you do it our way or you don't do it at all". If you don't like
Libraries, and don't want to use them, why are they pushed straight in
your face every time you open Windows Explorer or other file managers?
There they are at the top of the folders list, just below "Favorites"
(no, I have no use for that, either). You can't even move them out of
the way or down to the bottom of the folder list. Sure, if you're
geekified enough you can apply a registry hack to remove them, but that
brings its own problems. Strangely, other file managers do not show
"Favorites", but still show Libraries (although Explorer++ at least gets
them away from the top of the folder list).
You can be sure that there is nothing which annoys so much as something
which you can't do anything about, and keeps reminding you it is there.
