Creating, Moving, Deleting, and Renaming Folders in Windows

 

 

 

Getting Started

 

Right click on Start and select EXPLORE. Your window will be divided into three distinct areas.

1.     top Menu Area

2.     left Folder Window

3.     right Folder/File Window

 

The 1^st thing you notice is the (+) and (-) next to various folders

·        (+) is an indicator that a folder resides within this folder but is not currently visible within the Folder Window.

·        (-) indicators the folder has been expanded to display any subfolders within and are immediately displayed directly below.

·        The lack of (+) or (-) means there are no folders within that folder.

 

 

 

 

 

In the Folder Window on the left, examine the folder tree (directory tree) structure.

·        Click once to open or close a folder

·        Click once on Local Disk (C:) to close subfolders.

·        Click once again on Local Disk (C:) to expand the folders.

 

See examples below.

Closed Local Disk (C:) folder             Expanded Local Disk (C:) folder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Folders.

 

The window on the right displays folders and files. You must work from the Folder/Files Window to add a folder to the Local disk (C:).

 

Right click in a blank area within the Folder/File Window to display the pop up menu for New  —> Folder options

 

See sample below.

 

This option creates a new folder called New Folder. While it is still blue, change the name to OTS 430 and enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Folders and documents will be out of order and probably out of alignment. Pointing to a blank area within this same window, right clicking will give you the option to Arrange Icons —> by Name.

 

 

 

Open the OTS 430 folder in either window by single clicking from the Folder Window or by double clicking on the folder itself within the Folder/Files Window on the right. You are now in the OTS 430 folder. There is nothing in this new folder yet.

 

Create 3 new folders within this folder by right clicking in a blank area within the Folder/Files Window on the right and repeat instruction for New —> Folder. Name the folders as shown below.

1.     Assignments

2.     Articles

3.     Reference Materials

 

Open the Articles folder and create 2 new folders by right clicking in a blank area within the Folder/Files Window on the right and repeat instruction for New —> Folder. Name the folders as shown below.

1.     Article Reviews

2.     Article Summaries

 

Notice the Folders window again updates automatically to reflect the new folders and a (+) indicator is displayed before Articles to indicate there are folders within this folder.

 

See sample below.

 

 

 

Moving Folders

 

Click and drag can be used to move folders and documents from one location to another from either window. From the Folders Window on the left, click and drag the Article Summary folder and drop over the Articles Review Folder. The folder tree has changed to reflect Articles —> Article Review —> Article Summaries.

Now click and drag the Articles folder and drop over the Reference Materials Folder. This carries all of the folder and files that are within the Articles folder to inside the Reference Materials folder.

 

Deleting Folders

 

From either window, right click on the folder to be deleted. In this case we are going to delete the Article Summaries folder as shown below. Select Delete from the pop up menu and click.

 

 

 

 

Renaming Folders

 

Use either window to rename a folder. Right click on the folder to be renamed and select RENAME.