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What and where are the folders or directories on my computer?
Most computers have a main storage drive called C: drive. This is where all the main Folders (or directories) are stored. Inside these folders are more folders (sub-folders/sub-directories) storing more information. There are no rules to limit how many folders you have on your computer.
CD's and DVD's can also have Folder systems as they also used for data storage and backup. If you copy a folder to a CD it will also copy all sub-folders that are contained within.
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Main Folders on C: Disk
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What it contains
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Windows
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Contains Windows files, settings etc
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Program Files
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Contains folders where installed programs are stored.
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Documents and Settings
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My Documents
Favorites
Cookies More details below
Desktop
Start menu
Various Hidden folders
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Documents and Settings
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What it contains
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My Documents
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My music
My pictures
My videos
My received files
And various folders created by programs other than Windows.
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Favorites
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Your favorite sites that are bookmarked in Internet Explorer.
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Cookies
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Internet cookies are stored here.
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Desktop
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Your desktop icons.
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Favorites
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Programs on your start menu.
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Various Hidden Folders
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Hidden user files
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