Windows 11 For Seniors For Dummies

Chapter 15

Working with Files

IN THIS CHAPTER

Saving, opening, searching for, and organizing files

Organizing files in folders

Renaming and deleting files and folders

Retrieving a deleted file from the Recycle Bin

All the data inside your computer is stored on a disk. Your computer has a primary disk, formally called the internal hard drive. You may see this disk referred to as the C: drive. (The terms drive and disk are interchangeable.)

The contents of a disk are organized into individual files. When you create a file and save it for the first time, you create a file on a disk. Many other files on the disk belong to the programs you use, including the thousands of files that make up Windows 11.

Disks also are organized into folders, which are containers for files. For its own files, Windows 11 has a main folder that contains dozens of other folders (called subfolders). Inside or below that user account folder, Windows 11 creates more folders to help you organize your files by type. For example, by default, all your photos go into the Pictures folder, and all your documents go ...