Managing Folders in Windows

Definition:

A Folder in computing simply means a place or a location where files, documents, and other subfolders are saved or kept. In a layman’s view, it is simply where things in the computer system are saved.

How to create a folder

To create a folder, a user must follow the below steps:

1. Right click on a specific location where you want to create the folder, for example, desktop, on the HDD, on a flash drive etc
2. From the shortcut menu, select and click on New
3. Click on Folder from the additional menu
4. Type the name of the folder
5. Press the enter key or click outside the folder

How to Rename a Folder

1. Right click on the folder
2. Move the pointer to Rename
3. Click on it
4. Type a new name
5. Press the enter key once

How to Delete a Folder

1. Right click on the specific folder you want to delete
2. From the given menu, click on delete
3. Click on YES if you want to proceed with the deletion or click on NO if you do not want to delete the folder

How to Move a folder

1. Click and hold down the primary mouse button on the folder you want to move
2. Drag the mouse pointer, still holding down the button, to a new location
3. Release the button upon reaching your destination or where you want to paste the Folder

How to copy a Folder

1. Right click on the folder you want to copy
2. From the shortcut menu, select and click on the Copy
3. Open a location or move to a target, where you want to paste the folder
4. Right click on an empty space
5. Click on Paste

How to Cut a Folder

1. Right click on the particular folder you want to cut
2. From the given commands, select and click on cut
3. Locate the pointer, where you want to paste the folder
4. Right click and click on the Paste command from the series of commands given

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