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		Tichy on Aug 16, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Usability in Icons What would be a good replacement? A little cloud perhaps? :-) Or somebody engraving something on a stone tablet (timeless)?

Wevah on Aug 16, 2011 [–]

I use an arrow pointing down to a 2D HD icon. Perhaps not the best imagery, but I guess I feel like I can afford to buck tradition.

couriernew on Aug 16, 2011 | [–]

In a way, that's only postponing the same result as the floppy disk icon.

Wevah on Aug 16, 2011 | | [–]

All too true.

Oestrogen on Aug 16, 2011 | | [–]

And how many non-geeky users know what a hard drive looks like?

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