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.

Main Folders on C: Drive	What it contains
Windows	Contains Windows files, settings etc
Program Files	Contains folders where installed programs are stored.
Documents and Settings	My Documents Favorites Cookies More details below Desktop Start menu Various Hidden folders


Documents and Settings	What it contains
My Documents	My music My pictures My videos My received files And various folders created by programs other than Windows.
Favorites	Your favorite sites that are bookmarked in Internet Explorer.
Cookies	Internet cookies are stored here.
Desktop	Your desktop icons.
Start menu	Programs on your start menu.
Various Hidden folders	Hidden user files

Here is a path to my pictures.

C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\My Documents\My Pictures

Here's How to find a path

Below is a screenshot of My Documents. Nice and neat. Find out how your folders should be organised.

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