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1. Windows 7
Manage Folders and Files

2. Outline
In this chapter, you will learn how to
• View folders and files in different ways .
• Work with folder and file properties .
• Create and rename folders and files .
• Move and copy folders and files .
• Delete and recover folders and files .
• Create shortcuts

3. Viewing Folders and Files in Different Ways
The available views include the following:
• Icons
• List
• Details
• Tiles Content

4. Working with Folder and File Properties
File Properties
Some file properties, such as size and modification date, are maintained by Windows
7 and, for obvious reasons, you cannot change them .
Title (helpful if the file name is not an intuitive indicator of the contents of the file)
Authors
Subject (helpful for graphics files)
Tags (also known as keywords; helpful for identifying potential terms that people
might use to search for the file)
Comments
Rating (for graphics files; from zero to five stars)

5. Working with Folder and File Properties
Folder Properties
The Properties dialog box for folders has the same General, Security,
and Previous Versions tabs providing the same information as the
corresponding tabs in a file’s Properties dialog box .
It also includes a Sharing tab on which you can set options for
sharing the folder with colleagues on a network .

6. Creating and Renaming Folders and Files
• With each program you use on your computer, you create files of
a specific type . The files you create with most programs are only
temporary until you save them on your hard disk or in another
location.
• However, as you accumulate more and more files, you might need
to refine the structure by creating new folders and renaming
existing folders and files to accurately reflect their content .

7. Moving and Copying Folders and Files
• You can easily move and copy folders and files from one
location to another . The methods of moving and copying are
the same for both folders and files .
• Before you can move or copy files and folders, you need to
select them . For efficiency, it helps to be familiar with various
ways to select multiple items in the Content pane of a folder
window .

8. Deleting and Recovering Folders and Files
• Periodically, you’ll want to delete folders and files you no longer need .
Removing a file from your computer is a two-step process:
• first delete the file, which moves it to the Recycle Bin—a holding area on your
hard disk from which it’s possible to restore an item if you realize you need it .
Then you empty the Recycle Bin, which permanently erases its contents .
• By default, Windows prompts you to confirm the deletion of files and folders .
If you prefer, you can turn off this setting by clearing the Display Delete
Confirmation Dialog check box in the Recycle Bin Properties dialog box .

9. Creating Shortcuts
• You can make folders and files that you use often more easily
accessible by creating shortcuts to them—on the desktop, on
the Start menu, on the taskbar, or in the Windows Explorer
Favorites group .
• Desktop shortcuts are links on your desktop to programs,
folders, and files in other location

10. Key Points
• Displaying folders and files in different ways can help you more easily identify
their contents .
• You can sort and filter folder contents to find the file you want .
• The properties stored with a file can be viewed, and some properties can be
changed, in the file’s Properties dialog box .
• To organize folders and files in a logical structure, you can create folders, and you
can rename, move, copy, and delete both folders and files .
• Desktop shortcuts provide a quick way to open the folders, files, programs, and
Web sites you access most frequently . You can also add objects to the Start menu
or taskbar, or add them to your Favorites group