Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 150 Unit 1 Computing Fundamentals Locating Files and Folders File management is working with fi les on the hard disk or other storage medium. Good management involves organizing fi les in logical locations. Doing so makes it easier for users to recall where a fi le is saved. All fi les are stored in a hierarchy that begins at the top folder of the drive. This top folder is called the root. For example, some folders that exist at the root of the primary hard drive in the Windows operating system include Program Files, Users, and Windows. The fi le path begins at the drive root. Media Reader Devices A media reader device uses digital files in standard formats to recreate the original content. The media may be video, photos, audio, or text such as an e-book. To locate the files, open the corresponding app. For example, to locate e-book files, open the e-book–reader app. To locate image files, open the photograph-viewer app. Files may be stored on the device or in the cloud. E-book readers support a file management tool called the library. Users can view titles and add or delete e-book files using this tool. Music readers may use CDs, DVDs, SD cards, or direct download to access songs. Often connecting a reader device to a PC provides additional file-management capability. Songs can be swapped from the reader to the PC in order to conserve storage space on the reader device. Image Files on Mobile Devices Most mobile devices include a camera for taking photos and videos. These files are saved on the mobile device. Newer devices create images with high resolution, resulting in very large files. Because the files are digital, it is easy to take many shots of a subject until a satisfying image is created. It is possible to run out of storage space on mobile devices. To regain storage space, delete all photos of lesser quality or that are unneeded. The files can be sorted into folders by date or topic. These folders are called albums. Create an album, and then drag photos into it. It is also possible to copy these photos to a computer. The synchronization, or syncing, process makes a copy of every photo on the device. When the mobile device is connected to the computer, it becomes a device on that computer. Navigate to the location of the photos, select the photos to copy, and copy them to the desired folder on the computer. It is important to monitor the number of photos on the device so that new photos are not missed due to insufficient storage, or time is not lost deleting photos on the fly. Searching for Files The search box in Windows File Explorer is used to locate fi les and folders. To conduct a search, fi rst highlight the drive, folder, or subfolder Computing Fundamentals 3.9 Computing Fundamentals 3.6.4 Computing Fundamentals 3.7.2 Key Applications 1.3.5 GS5 GS5 GS5 GS4