Chapter 5
Storing and Organizing Files
IN THIS CHAPTER
Managing files with the desktop’s File Explorer
Navigating drives, folders, and flash drives
Creating, renaming, and deleting folders
Working with the recycle bin
Copying and moving files and folders
Writing to USB drives and memory cards
Understanding Windows OneDrive
If you do any kind of writing on your computer, or download pictures and videos from your phone or camera, or download files from the internet, you’re familiar with files. Every written document, photo, song, and video you save is saved as a document file, also called simply a file or doc.
The average hard disk in a computer has enough space to store many thousands of files. As your file collection grows, however, managing your files becomes more challenging and ...
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