In my daily interactions with students and teachers, I have noticed that many people save files to a hard drive or USB drive without any thought to organizing the files for later access. This seems to be the equivalent of merely tossing one's clothes in a closet with the result that it takes much longer to later find a given item, especially if you have hundreds. So today, I will write a short post on how to organize your computer files.
Steps to Organizing Your Files
To organize your files (documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, etc.), complete the following steps:
1. Right click with your mouse on your desktop or inside another folder if that's where you want the new folder.
2. Select New.
3. Select Folder.
4. Name your Folder - Examples: English, History, French, Math, Science, etc.
5. Repeat the process to create sub-folders inside the main folders listed above. For example: Inside the English folder you might have another folder named "Short Stories" or "Poetry".
6. Open a second window that displays your individual, unorganized files.
7. Drag your individual files from the second window to the first window where you created the folders.
This process of organizing your files will take a bit of time, but once it's completed you'll be able to quickly and easily find all your files. As a result, it will reduce the amount of frustration many people experience when they are unable to find an important item.