WHY ORGANIZE?
Do your parents ever tell you to clean your room? They probably tell you that so you can keep track of all your stuff so you don't accidentally lose it or break it. The same thing is true with computers. It's important to organize all your digital information or else you might accidentally lose it.
When you're working with computers, you tend to make a lot of files, especially if you've had that computer for a long time. If you don't find a way to organize those files, you will have a very difficult time finding a certain file later on.
Fortunately, Windows Explorer has an easy way for you to organize your files in folders, similar to folders that you put paper in, only instead of paper, you're using files. You can put as many files as you want into a folder. You can also put as many folders as you want inside another folder.
When you're working with computers, you tend to make a lot of files, especially if you've had that computer for a long time. If you don't find a way to organize those files, you will have a very difficult time finding a certain file later on.
Fortunately, Windows Explorer has an easy way for you to organize your files in folders, similar to folders that you put paper in, only instead of paper, you're using files. You can put as many files as you want into a folder. You can also put as many folders as you want inside another folder.
WINDOWS EXPLORER EXAMPLE
Mr. Granado pays all his bills online and when he's done, he prints a digital receipt, in the form of a PDF file. Where does he put all these files? In folders, of course!
It works like this. There is one folder in the My Documents folder called "Finances".
Inside the Finances folder, there are a bunch of folders, one for each year. So, there's a 2009, a 2010, 2011 and 2012 folder. Inside of each of these folders, there are more folders: one for each type of bill Mr. Granado pays. So, there's an Electric Bill folder, and a T-Mobile Bill folder, and a Credit Card folder and a Car Payment folder.
So, when Mr. Granado prints a receipt for his car payment, he puts that in the following location:
My Documents --> Finances --> 2012 --> Car Payment -->januaryreceipt.pdf
It works like this. There is one folder in the My Documents folder called "Finances".
Inside the Finances folder, there are a bunch of folders, one for each year. So, there's a 2009, a 2010, 2011 and 2012 folder. Inside of each of these folders, there are more folders: one for each type of bill Mr. Granado pays. So, there's an Electric Bill folder, and a T-Mobile Bill folder, and a Credit Card folder and a Car Payment folder.
So, when Mr. Granado prints a receipt for his car payment, he puts that in the following location:
My Documents --> Finances --> 2012 --> Car Payment -->januaryreceipt.pdf