The computer depicted In the screenshot below has access to several drives (also called "disk drives") on which information can be stored.
Our next document will cover each of these processes. Once a folder or file is located, it can be moved, copied, renamed, zipped or deleted. The main window below will display all of the drives that your computer has access to and will also give you an area in which you can navigate with the drive through your folder structure to locate files. We learned earlier in the lesson the differences between a drive, folder and file.
#FILEUTILITY WINDOWS#
When you click on "Computer" in the file menu, the Windows Explorer will open. The screenshot to the right demonstrates how you could access Windows Explorer by clicking on the "Computer" option in the menu On most computers it will be displayed in the column of Windows programs on the right side of the menu that pops up. Windows Explorer can usually be found by clicking on the Windows Start Button. Please note that "Windows Explorer" is a file management utility and should not be confused with "Internet Explorer" which is a web browser.
As we stated in the last lesson, we will be referrin g to the utility as "Windows Explorer" for consistency. This lesson will focus on the built in File Management Utility that is packaged with Microsoft Windows ("My Computer", "Computer" or "Windows Explorer" depending on the version of Windows you are using). Using a File Management Utility to Organize Your FilesĪ File Management Utility is a computer program that provides a user with a graphical interface in which he/she can organize files and folders on a computer's storage device. Home | Basic Computer Functions | File Management
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