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File Management—
Organisation of Data
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Learning Outcomes
Copying or Moving Files/Folders
Sorting of Files/Folders
Searching for Files or Folders
Using Multiple Applications
Different File Formats
We have learnt that whatever we do on a computer, we are basically working with data. Whatever
we save on the computer, like documents, songs, images, presentations or excel sheets, are all
called files. All the files that belong to the same category can be grouped or saved together in a
folder. Data on a computer can be arranged in the form of files or folders.
File Explorer helps us to organise and manage files and folders. In this chapter, we will learn
about copying and moving files from one device to another or one folder to another folder.
i + COPYING OR MOVING FILES/FOLDERS
Let us now learn how to copy/move file/folder from different location/device to another.
Copying from One Drive to Another Drive
The hard disk of a computer is divided into smaller parts known as partitions which make it easier
for us to access files and folders. These partitions are called drives. All these drives are usually
represented by different letters, like C: Drive, D: Drive, F: Drive, H: Drive, and so on. A computer hard
disk is found inside the CPU box. When we copy a file or folder, the original file or folder remains
at the original location and a
duplicate of it is created to a
3 Click on File
new location. To copy any file or
Explorer.
folder from one drive to another
drive, follow the given steps:
1 Click on Start
The File Explorer window 2 Type File
button. Explorer here.
appears.
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