If you haven't been organizing and discarding files as you go, it's likely your hard drive is stuffed with downloads, unwanted photos, file copies and other digital dust bunnies. This can reveal ...

Your computer's hard drive uses a system of folders to help organize the tens of thousands of files on it. A folder is not a file itself, but contains files such as word-processing documents, videos ...

Find Hidden is a portable freeware that allows you to search and find hidden files and folders on your Windows computer quickly and easily. Simply download the Find Hidden app, select the options and ...

The popular cross-platform file-syncing application Dropbox is a hit among Lifehacker readers, but it has one major drawback: It only syncs files placed inside the My Dropbox folder. Here's how to get ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Zipping files enables users to organize their files more efficiently and expedite sharing. Windows 11's native tools enable users to compress multiple files and folders without ...

There may be times when you have problems with hidden items on your computer. In some cases, various hidden items (mainly folders) may suddenly appear, but other times items that should be visible ...

The My Computer folder can be accessed in three different places on the computer and does exactly the same thing in all three places. You can find the My Computer folder on the computer's desktop, on ...

Frank Smith called to ask about moving his data from an old computer to a new Windows 7 PC. Well, my favorite method is to drag my files and folders onto a USB-connected external hard drive, followed ...

Windows 11 is testing a new feature that allows apps like Claude and Manus AI to access files stored on your PC using File ...

What are Shadow Volume Copies? Since Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 20013, Microsoft has bundled a technology into their operating systems called Volume Shadow Copy Service or VSS. This ...

When browsing my Vista shares from my laptop running 11.04, some of my files and folders don't show in the Nautilus file browser window. For example, I have a shared folder with 50 directories within ...