I’ve gone through this same process at least a dozen times.
I’ve gone through this same process at least a dozen times. In January I’m all “Export->Files and Folders” and then in June I’m back to “Import->Files and Folders”.
Currently, I’m all-in with DEVONthink, primarily because DEVONthink To Go 2.1 acts as a document provider on iOS and syncs really well. Since it’s becoming the de facto filesystem for my iOS devices it might as well do the same on my Macs.
I also miss the permanence of linking to groups and documents in my databases from other apps. I tend to reorganize files frequently and some apps rely on the OS path so this breaks those links.
Every time I “leave” DEVONthink I regret it, but that doesn’t always stop me :).
Best of luck!