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Lesson 3: File Management
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Learning Objectives After studying this lesson, you will be able to:
Browse files on the computer
Open files from a folder window
Copy and move files
Create new folders
Rename files and folders
Delete and restore files using the Recycle Bin
Back up files on a USB flash drive
Browsing User Files Three levels of organization (Win Vista, XP)
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Level Definition ExamplesDrive A physical place to store files • An internal hard drive
• A USB flash driveFolder An electronic location to store
groups of related files• A folder to store files for
an application program
• A folder to store letters for a project
File This is a collection of computer data with a common purpose.
• A letter you’ve typed
• A picture you’ve drawn
Browsing User Files Four levels of organization (Win 7)
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Level Definition ExamplesDrive A physical place to store files • An internal hard drive
• A USB flash driveLibrary(Win 7)
A collection of folders on oneor more local or network drives
• Documents• Music• Pictures• Public
Folder An electronic location to store groups of related files
• A folder to store files for an application program
• A folder to store letters for a project
File This is a collection of computer data with a common purpose.
• A letter you’ve typed• A picture you’ve drawn
Browsing User Files Example of Win 7 Libraries
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The library view combines all folders contained in the library
Browsing User Files Win 7, Vista computer window features
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Address bar
Forward and Back buttons
Links to frequently browsed locations
Storage drives
Libraries (Win 7)
Locations to store various files/media
Browsing User Files Win XP computer window features
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Address bar
Forward and Back buttons
Links to frequently browsed locations Storage
drives
Links to common commands
Browsing User Files Drive letters
Windows assigns a letter to each storage drive automatically
The primary hard drive is always C
Flash drive receives the next available drive letter (which may be different on different computers)
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Browsing User Files Filename extensions
Normally hidden
Tell Windows:
The file type and icon to display
The program for opening
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Tip! If the filename extension is displayed, never change it.
Working with Folders Folders form a hierarchy on a storage drive
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Folders can contain additional folders
A triangle indicates more folders inside this folder
Renaming Files and Folders You can rename files or folders
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Right-clickPop-up context menu
Tip! You can’t rename a file that’s currently open in a program.
Moving and Copying Files Cut, Copy, and Paste are easy commands for moving
and copying files
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Commands What It DoesCut, then Paste Copies your selection to a new location, then
deletes it from the original locationCopy, then Paste Copies your selection to a new location, and leaves
a copy in the original location
Moving and Copying Files Selecting files and folders for Cut or Copy command
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Method What It Does
+ Click Adds a new item to the selection with each click
+ Click Adds all the items that appear between two clicks
Dragging Adds items completely covered by dragging
+ A (Select All)
Selects all items in the window you are viewing
Moving and Copying Files Selection Method Examples
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+ Click
+ Click
+ [A]
Deleting Files and Folders Deleted files and folders normally go into the
Recycle Bin
Items in the Recycle Bin remain there until you empty it, or until there’s no more space left
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Important! Items deleted from a USB flash drive do not go into the Recycle Bin.
Deleting Files and Folders Restoring deleted files and folders
You can restore items in the Recycle Bin
Restored items reappear at the location from which they were deleted
Emptying the Recycle Bin
This “permanently” deletes all items in the Recycle Bin
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Tip! You can still recover items emptied from the Recycle Bin, but it takes special software and expertise.
Backing Up Your Files USB flash drives are easy to misplace!
Back up your files to a hard drive
Copy everything on the USB flash drive
Paste it into a folder on your computer’s hard drive
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Tip! Back up your flash drive files at least once a week, or even more often if you have recently saved important work on it.
Lesson 3: File Management