How to move a file to a windows folder. We transfer all the necessary folders
In this article we learned how to create, rename and delete folders with files. Now let's look at operations such as copy, paste, move, and , which you will use often.
In Windows, to work with files, folders and drives, you can use either the folder " Computer", or the program - which are installed during installation operating system Windows. Folder " Computer" opens via " ", to launch the program " Conductor» right click on the button « Start" and select the menu item " Open File Explorer».
How to copy a folder or file
Copying is used to create a complete copy Windows object with all its properties (name, content, size) in another hard place disk or removable media. For example, to create a copy on a flash drive of your photos, music, documents, etc. When you copy, your original data on your hard drive or other storage device remains in place.
Let's look at copying a folder step by step, using the example of working in the disk browser " Computer».
How to insert a folder or file
As a result of the previous operation, our folder (or file) is on the clipboard, waiting to be inserted. Pasting is copying an object from the clipboard to some place or . To do this, follow these steps:
Move a folder or file using the Cut operation
The Cut operation is designed to move a folder or file to another location on your hard drive or removable media, without saving the original object. To move a folder or file, follow these steps:
- In Disk Explorer, select " Computer» required object.
- By right-clicking on the selected object, call up the context menu, in which click on the item " Cut».
- The context menu will disappear, the folder (or file) will be copied to the clipboard. The object icon will fade.
- Paste the folder or file into the desired location by performing the above operation " Insert». Source object in its original location will be deleted.
Group operation of copying, pasting, moving folders and files
So far we have been operating with a single file or folder. But what if we need to copy or move several? Copying one file at a time, especially if there are many of them, is irrational. There is a technique for this called selection. To highlight necessary objects, press left button mouse and, without releasing it, circle the desired objects with the cursor. Selected files and folders will be in a rectangular area colored blue.
This information will be useful to the most novice PC users who have just sat down at the computer.
The easiest way to copy or move files:
1 Right-click on the file and select copy , then open another folder in free space right-click and select from the menu that appears insert . Ready
2 Open both folders side by side, click on the file with the left button and while holding it, drag the file to another folder, release the key. Copying time depends on the file size and computer speed. If you press the button while dragging a file Shift on the keyboard, the file will be moved.
If you need to move or copy several files, first hold down the left mouse button and circle them. Now dragging will copy all selected files
Of course the best option, This file manager.
The archive should contain installation instructions. Then click at the top configuration — settings , put a check mark as in the picture, click OK below
Now, after the settings, you can start working. Select the disk you need on the left and the other on the right. There we select folders in disks or files. For example, I want to move or copy three movie folders (in the left window). I select an empty space in the right window. In the left one, I select the folders prepared for copying with the right mouse button. At the bottom of the program, press the corresponding button (copy or move)
Before completing the task, the program will display this window, I advise you to check the box so that later there will be no problems with accessing the file
2017-07-17T14:42:27+00:00 Software This information will be useful to the most novice PC users who have just sat down at the computer. The easiest way to copy or move files: 1 Right-click on the file, select copy in the menu that appears, then open another folder, right-click in an empty space and select paste in the menu that appears. Done 2 Open both folders...
There are several ways to move files and folders on your computer. But we will consider a universal one - one that can transfer information from a CD or DVD disc, write data to and from a flash drive. You can also use it to copy photos or videos from a camera (video camera), from mobile phone and from other devices connected to the computer.
Moving files and folders from one computer space the other is called copying. This is the process by which we create exact copy data and send it to the right place (in a folder, on a flash drive, etc.)
How to move a file or folder
Right-click on the file or folder you want to move to another location. In the list that opens, click on the “Copy” item.
After this, you need to open on your computer the location where you want to transfer the file or folder. This could be Local drive D, the Documents folder or any other folder, the Desktop, or even a flash drive.
Then right click on empty space(not by some icon, but next to it) and select “Insert” from the list.
That's all. Now this file or folder is in two places - both in the place where we got it from and where we moved it.
That is, if you look at it, it turns out the following: You opened the place from which you want to take the file (for example, you opened a flash drive), right-clicked on the desired file, selected “Copy” from the list, then opened the place where you want to transfer this file (for example, open Documents), right-click on an empty one and select “Paste”. In general, nothing complicated.
Copying multiple files (folders)
In order to copy several files (folders), you must first select them. Here's how it's done:
Place the arrow (cursor) on the empty space next to the files and folders you want to copy.
Press the left mouse button and, without releasing it, draw a rectangle necessary files, folders. When they become colored, it will mean that the files and folders are highlighted. Release the left mouse button.
Now let's copy them:
Right-click on any selected icon (file, folder). A list will open from which you need to select “Copy”.
Then open the location on your computer where you want to place these files and folders. This could be Local Drive D, Documents, a flash drive, or some kind of folder.
And finally, right-click on an empty space (white field) and select “Paste” from the list that appears.
All! Files and folders have been moved to a new location. That is, they are now in two places: both where they were originally, and in a new place - where you copied them.
Don't be alarmed, everything is not as complicated as it seems at first glance. You just need to practice a little. Good luck!
Copy and paste operations are the most commonly used functions of file managers of any operating system. Each OS provides the user with the ability to do this in several ways, using the mouse, keyboard, or a combination of both. The sequence of actions for such operations with content whole folder not very different from the actions when transferring one separate file.
Instructions
If it is located on the desktop, then simply double-click on its icon, and if not, then do the same with the “My Computer” shortcut and go through the folder tree in the window of the launched file manager to the desired directory.
Instructions
Create a new one folder, or open an existing one. In the first case, right-click anywhere on the desktop. In the drop-down menu, select the “Create” command and the “Folder” sub-item. In the second case, move the cursor to the folder icon and left-click on it.
If you need to move files from one place on the computer to a separate one folder located in another directory, use the “Cut” command. Select with mouse required file or a group of files, move the cursor to the selection and right-click. In the drop-down menu, click on the “Cut” item.
Open folder, which should contain the ones you selected files and right-click in any empty space. From the context menu, select the "Insert" command. You can also use the menu bar for these purposes. Click on the “Edit” item and select the “Paste” command from the context menu.
To duplicate files V separate folder, select the “Copy” command. The listed commands can be called using hotkeys. Select the required file. For the “Cut” action, press the Ctrl and X keys, for the “Copy” command - Ctrl and C, for the “Paste” - Ctrl and V respectively.
When saving a file in the program window, you can select folder, in which it should be located. From the File menu, select Save As. A new dialog box will open. Open the one you want local disk and select folder, where you want to save the file.
If the folder you need does not exist, create it. To do this, press the combination Alt keys and F4 or a button on the toolbar in the form of a folder with an asterisk. Give the folder a name, open it and click on the “Save” button.
Sources:
- How can I place files/folders in several folders at once?
In relation to a computer, a folder is most often called one of the elements GUI modern operating systems. Its purpose is to provide fast access to a directory of objects of a certain level in the hierarchy of all directories on a disk. System application, which is responsible for operations with files on computer media, allows you to perform various manipulations with directories - move them, reproduce them, destroy them, nest them in each other, etc.
Instructions
If you need to invest one folder to another, the easiest way to do this is by dragging. Open your operating system's file manager program. In Windows OS, this is “Explorer”, which can be launched, for example, by right-clicking on the “Start” button and selecting “Open Explorer” from the context menu. In this application's directory tree window, go to folder containing the directory to be moved. It doesn’t matter where the “target” folder will be displayed - it can be in the left frame (in the directory tree), in the right (next to the one being moved), on the desktop or in another Explorer window. In any case, your actions should be the same: with the left mouse button, drag the icon of one folder onto the icon of another.
Drag and drop can be replaced with a bunch of “cut” and “paste” operations - the result will be exactly the same as in the previous step. In this case, in Explorer, select the item you are moving folder and press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + X. Then go to folder destination and press the Ctrl + V keys - only after this action the file manager will begin moving objects.
Sometimes you need to invest folder in a message sent by e-mail. You should not do this specifically with a folder; it is better to pack it along with all its contents into an “archive” - one file that will contain in compressed form all the objects of the forwarded directory. To create an archive, click folder right-click and in the pop-up context menu, select the line that begins with the words “Add to archive” and ends with the folder name and extension. Extension as well as format created file, depends on the application used on your computer as an archiver. If there is no such item in the menu, it means that the application has not yet been installed - select one of them and install it. This can be done via the Internet. Search for example: WinRar programs, WinZip or 7-zip.
IN modern world Perhaps every user is aware of the need to protect personal and confidential data personal computer. Not everyone protects their data, and those who do do so use the most various means- from simple archiving of files with a password to completely reliable storage of them on virtual encrypted TrueCrypt disks. Meanwhile, in Windows, protect folder With files It is also possible using the built-in operating system tools.
You will need
- - active account in Windows;
- - writable hard section disk formatted in file system NTFS.
Instructions
Open the launch window Windows programs. Click on the “Start” button located on the taskbar. In the menu that appears, click on “Run”.
Run Windows Explorer. In the “Run a program” window, in the “Open” field, enter the line “explorer.exe”. Click "OK" button.
In File Explorer, navigate to the folder you want to protect. To do this, expand the “My Computer” section in the tree located in the left pane of Explorer. Next, expand the section corresponding to the device on which the directory you are looking for is located. Then, expanding the branches corresponding to the subdirectories, find the desired directory. Select a directory element in the directory hierarchy by clicking on it once with the left mouse button. The contents of the directory will be displayed in the right pane of Explorer.
Open the folder properties dialog. To do this, right-click on the selected element of the directory tree. In the context menu that appears, click on the “Properties” item.
Open the dialog for managing additional folder attributes. In the directory properties dialog, switch to the “General” tab. Click on the “Others” button.
Begin the process of protecting your file folder by encrypting its contents. Set the folder content encryption attribute. In the "Additional Attributes" dialog, enable the "Encrypt content to protect data" checkbox. Click "OK" button. Click the "Apply" button in the directory properties dialog.
Set the settings for protecting the contents of the folder. In the “Confirm attribute change” dialog that appears, activate the “To this folder and to all subfolders and files” switch. This will protect all the contents of the selected directory. Click "OK" button.
Wait until the directory contents are encrypted. The progress of the process will be displayed in the “Applying attributes...” window. After encryption is complete, click "OK" in the folder properties dialog and close Explorer.
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note
If you delete the user account under which the folder was encrypted, its contents will no longer be readable. Be careful before deleting account remove the encryption attribute.
Files, compressed using archivers, take up much less disk space and can be transferred to another computer much faster than uncompressed ones. You can group multiple files into one compressed folder, this will simplify file sharing and allow you to attach email message just one file instead of several.
