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| Now where did I put that file? |
| Part 2 - Watch where you're going |
| by Jan Johansen |
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| Some of you may remember the early days of Windows – when we couldn't always specify where to install new software, and we used File Manager to find files on our systems. |
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| We’ve come a long way since then, and using your system has become a lot simpler... but you still have to watch where you’re going when you install programs & store data files. |
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| Our first article in this series used a "file cabinet" analogy for describing how you store files on your computer. Continuing with this analogy, some software installations want you to create a new “drawer” directly on your C: drive, but I make it a practice to always instruct them to create a “hanging file” in the Program Files drawer. (For example, C:\Program Files\NewApp\ instead of C:\NewAPP\). This way I have fewer drawers in my file cabinet, and I know all my software applications (programs) are stored in one drawer. |
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| Also, many popular programs automatically point you to a default folder for saving your data files. For example, when you save a letter using Microsoft Word, your system probably defaults you to your My Documents folder. While it may be fast & easy to store all your Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. files in your My Documents folder, it can quickly become a “junk drawer” that will make finding those files again challenging, at best - especially if you're not meticulous about how you name your files. |
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