Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide

File Management

In Mac OS, you use the Finder to organize and manage your files. You can:

• View the contents of your disks in windows in a variety of ways.

• Automatically sort items by name, kind, creation date, or other criteria in ascending or descending order.

• Rename items.

• Create folders to store related items.

• Move items stored on disk to organize them so they’re easy to find and back up.

• Copy items to other disks to back them up or share them with others.

• Delete items you no longer need.

• Mount and eject disks.

• Write to, or “burn,” data CDs.

✓ Tip

• If you’re brand new to Mac OS, be sure to read the information in Chapter 2 before working with this chapter. That chapter contains information and instructions about techniques that are used throughout ...