File Management

New folder Icon

Allows you to create a new folder.

Drag and drop, cut and paste

Moving files and folders can be done by. . .

Ribbon

A bar near the top of the window with tabs of buttons that are clicked to perform actions.

Search box

A box near the top of the File Explorer/Google Drive window that you can use to search for items containing key words.

File

A collection of related data stored on a lasting medium, such as a hard disk, Google Drive, H:Drive

Google Drive

A free service offered by Google that provides a drive in the Cloud in which folders and files can be stored

View Tab

A tab on the File Explorer window's ribbon that contains options for specifying the view of the window.

Navigation pane

A tool that appears in the left side of the window when you select its command in the Show command group.

Quick Access

An area in File Explorer and Google Drive helps you locate recently accessed files and folders.

Address bar

In Windows Explorer it displays the file path of a selected file.

File Tab

Displays commands for the File Explorer

File Path

Drive>Folder>Subfolder>File

Share a file or folder

In Google Drive - Allows other people to view or edit a file or contents of a folder

Home DIR

Safest place for students to store their files

File Explorer

The basic window that displays contents of a drive or folder, previously called Windows Explorer.

Trash/Recycling Bin

The folder that temporarily holds all files and folder you delete. The files and folders stay here until you "empty" this folder, so if anything is accidentally placed here, it CAN be restored.

C Drive

the hard drive inside the computer

Home Tab

the primary tab that contains the most frequently used commands

Folder

used to organize and store documents and other files