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Organizing Your Disk Using Folders

Folders keep your computer well-organized. Your Mac is basically arranged like a filing cabinet. You have several “drawers” already set up for you: Computer, Home, Favorites, and Applications. You can set up new storage drawers by placing your own folders in the Toolbar (see page 153). Within each drawer/folder (except Computer) you can add other folders, and folders inside of folders.

If you’re a new user, you’ll probably end up keeping most of your files in the Documents folder. That’s fine until you start amassing a large collection of work—then you’ll want to start organizing.

This is what your Documents folder can look like if you don’t take advantage of organizing your files with folders.

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