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Shahrad Rezaei Tehrani |
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Chapter 7 - Manage Folders and Files Understand Disk Drives, Folders and Files In Windows 95, your individual work projects are known as Files. A File is any bit of computer data - anything from a program to a story wriitten on a word processor. To keep these files neat and easy to find, we store them in Folders (previously called Directories). The folders are stored on the Hard Drive. Windows stores information in a similar way to a filing cabinet. Some people say it is like an upside down tree. An Office Computer Tree Filing Cabinet Hard Drive Trunk Hanging files Folders Branches Letters, etc. Files and programs Leaves
There are two common ways of looking at what is in a folder: View Folders and Files with My Computer By double clicking on My Computer you'll see the icons for the drives in your computer as well as folders for printers, control panels and dial-up networking. Do this: Double click on My Computer. Double click on the C: drive icon. This will open a window which will contain various files and folders. Use the Scroll Bars to scroll until you see the folder named Program Files. Double click on the folder Program Files. You should be able to scroll around and see other folders with the names of some of the programs stored on your hard drive. Can you see a folder called Internet Explorer? View Folders and Files with Windows Explorer Do this: Go to the Start Menu. Drag to Programs. Drag down to Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer is similar to a normal window except that it has a tools menu and the window is split into two. In the left column is a "tree" which shows small icons of all the drives, folders and files in the computer. Next to some folders will be little + signs. This indicates that there are other files and/or folders inside.
To see what's inside a Folder. Do this: Move the pointer over the folder you wish to explore. Click the left mouse button. You should see the contents appear in the right column.
Create a folder with Windows Explorer Do this: Start Windows Explorer. Click on the drive or folder where you want to make the new folder. Left click on the File menu. Drag to New then out to Folder. Left click. A new folder will appear in the Contents box. Type this name for the folder - Spare. Press the Enter key.
Delete a folder with Windows Explorer Do this: Start Windows Explorer. Click on the drive or folder from which you want to delete the folder. Scroll down in the Contents box until you see the folder you just created - Spare. Left click on that folder in the Contents box. Left click on the File menu or Right click on the folder Drag to Delete. Left click. A dialog box will appear. Click Yes to delete the folder or No to cancel the process. Deleting (throwing out) and Recovering Folders When you no longer need a file, folder or shortcut you will need to delete it, so that your hard disk doesn't become a mass of old files which take up space. You should regularly make an effort to cleanup the unwanted files on your computer. You can choose one of two methods to delete a file: Drag n Drop - If you can see the Recycle Bin on the Desktop. Move the pointer over the folder you wish to delete. Click and hold the left mouse button. Drag the pointer until it is over the Recycle Bin and its icon changes colour. Release the button. Right Clicking - When the bin is hidden. Open Windows Explorer. Navigate to the folder you wish to delete. Move the pointer over it. Click the right mouse button. Drag to Delete. Click the Yes button in the Dialog box that appears.
Retrieve a Folder from the Recycle Bin If you accidentally throw out a useful file, there is a way to retrieve it if you haven't emptied the Recycle Bin. Double click on the Recycle Bin icon Click, hold and drag the file onto the Desktop
Emptying the Recycle Bin Right click on the bin. Drag to Empty Recycle Bin. Click If a Dialog box opens, click Yes to empty the bin.
Rename a Folder If you have made a new folder and you wish to change its name, you can do so by using Windows Explorer. Open Windows Explorer. Navigate to the folder you wish to rename. Right click on the folder's icon. Drag to Rename. Left click. Type in the new name. Press the Enter key.
Moving a Folder on the Hard Drive Sometimes you may choose to move a folder from where it is on your hard drive to another place. This may be because you're changing your folders around and you don't like where the computer has it stored. Open Windows Explorer. Navigate to the folder you wish to move. Right click on the folder. Drag to Cut. Left click. Navigate to folder to where you want to move your folder. Right click on the destination folder. Drag to Paste. Left click. Your folder will now move to its new location. Copying and Moving Files The quickest way to move or copy files to another place or disk is to use the right mouse button. Open the Windows Explorer. Navigate to your file. Move the pointer over the file you wish to move or copy. Click the right mouse button. Drag to Cut to remove it or Copy to make a second copy. Click the left mouse button. Move the pointer over the folder or place where you want the file to go. Click the right mouse button. Drag to Paste. Click the left mouse button. Undo-ing a mistake Don't get too worried if you do something wrong, or have an accident with a file. It's very simple to undo the last thing that you did. Move the pointer out onto the Desktop (not over a window). Click the right mouse button. Drag to Undo... Click the left mouse button |
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