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What is a Folder?
Folder is a collection of related files and subfolders. A sub-folder may contain one or more files and subfolders within.
Folders do not occupy any disk space. They point to specific file locations within the file system of the computer. There
is no limit on the number of folders or subfolders that can be created in Windows. The main advantage of creating
folders and subfolders is that it helps in organizing the data found in the system in a proper hierarchical manner.
Creating and Managing Files and Folders
Since folders and subfolders are organised following a proper hierarchical file system of any storage device, sometimes
they are also called directories or subdirectories .The first directory in the hierarchical system is called root directory
and is represented as C:\ or D:\.
The folders and files are created within the root directory. To access any file, folder or subfolder we refer to a File Path
which allows quick access to a file.
For example the folder created within root directory for arranging files of different subjects in my computer are:
C:\
Class X
English Computer Maths
Reader Grammar Computational AI IT Book
Skills
Creating a Folder
Perform the following steps to create a folder:
Step 1: Click on the File Explorer icon present at the taskbar. Or press Windows key+E on the keyboard. This will open
File Explorer.
Step 2: Select the drive in which you want to create a new folder. In the given picture it is Documents present on the
left pane of the File Explorer.
Step 3: Window will open up showing the files, sub folders and folders created within Documents in the right pane of
the File Explorer.
Step 4: Click on the New Folder on the toolbar.
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