Windows 10 Inside Out (includes Current Book Service), 2/e

Chapter 12. Managing files on PCs and in the cloud

Mastering File Explorer

Organizing personal data with user profile folders and libraries

Managing file properties and metadata

Using OneDrive to store, sync, and share files

Sorting, filtering, and grouping in File Explorer

Using Windows Search

Recovering lost, damaged, and deleted files and folders

Unless you use your computer exclusively as a game machine, learning to manage your “stuff”—your documents, programs, and communications—is probably the single most critical computing skill you need to acquire. The addition of cloud services adds extra organizational challenges, especially as you juggle multiple devices with different storage capacities.

The primary tool for managing files in Microsoft ...