Creating New Folders

The more files you create, the harder it is to organize and find things on your hard disk. When the number of files you have becomes unmanageable, you need to create more folders and subfolders to better categorize your files.

To create a new folder, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the drive or folder where you want to place the new folder.
   
   

2. Select Make a New Folder from the File and Folder Tasks panel; a new, empty folder now appears, with the filename New Folder highlighted.
   
   

3. Type a name for your folder (which overwrites the New Folder name), and press Enter.
   
   

caution

Folder and filenames can include up to 255characters including many special characters. Some special characters, however, are "illegal," meaning that you can't use them in folder or filenames. Illegal characters include the following: \ / : * ? " < > |.