macOS Monterey For Dummies

Chapter 8

File and Folder Management Made Easy

IN THIS CHAPTER

Getting organized with folders

Moving around files and folders

Introducing the incredible iCloud Drive

You’ll eventually accumulate a lot of files on your disk(s): tens, hundreds, thousands, even millions of files.

In Chapter 7, you can read about Finder and opening and saving files. In this chapter, it’s time to take a look at how to organize all those files so you can find them when you need them.

Organizing Your Stuff in Folders

I won’t pretend to be able to organize your Mac for you. Organizing your files is as personal as your taste in music; you develop your own style with the Mac. But after you know how to open and save documents when you’re using applications, these sections provide food for thought — some ideas about how I organize things — and some suggestions that can make organization easier for you, regardless of how you choose to do it.

The upcoming sections look at the difference between a file and a folder; show you how to set up nested folders; and cover how some special folder features work. After you have a good handle on these things, you’ll almost certainly be a savvier — and better organized ...