understanding how to work with files and
folders is an important part of managing
the information on your computer as you
accumulate more files on your computer
over time you may want to create new
folders to help keep things organized to
create a folder on your desktop
right-click the desktop if
right-clicking is disabled you can hold
down the control key and click then
select new folder now type a name for
your folder and if you want you can
rename the folder at any time click the
folder once to select it press return on
your keyboard and the folder name will
be highlighted just begin typing to
rename the folder double-click the
folder to open it once you have some
folders you can begin moving files into
them by clicking and dragging them to
the folder where you want them stored or
move multiple files at the same time
just click and drag the mouse to select
the files then click and drag again to
move the group to the folder to organize
your files further you can add a
subfolder just right-click the window
and choose new folder maybe you want to
organize your photos by people's names
now we can move some of these photos
into the subfolder
Mac OS also allows you to add tags to
files and folders tagging allows you to
color code by category so you could find
items quickly to add a tag right-click
the file or folder then just select the
desired tag maybe you want to tag all
your family related files and folders
with the red tag you can click on the
tag to see all the files with that tag
if you have a folder you use frequently
you can save time by creating a shortcut
on the desktop while holding down the
option and command keys click and drag
the folder to the desktop when you
release the mouse the shortcut will be
created the icon will have a small arrow
indicating that it's a shortcut now
anytime you want to view it you can
simply double click the shortcut and the
folder will open if you want to remove
some of the clutter from your computer
you can delete files and folders you
don't need just click and drag it on to
the trash icon doing this won't
permanently delete them but will keep
them in temporary storage just in case
you change your mind when you're ready
to permanently get rid of them
right-click the icon then select empty
trash finally click empty trash now all
these items will be permanently deleted
from your computer these are just a few
tips for working with your files and
folders we suggest you try them out for
yourself and see how they work for you
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