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How to manage your files and folders when using File Explorer or other file management apps. How to work with files and folders in Windows, Android, and iOS.

How to Manage & Use Your Favorites in Windows Explorer or File Explorer

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  • Radu Tyrsina
The Favorites in Windows Explorer or File Explorer are an under-appreciated feature, even though they can help boost your productivity. That's why we would like to show how the Favorites work, how they can help you and how to manage them. Let's get started: [DC-SUMMARY-BREAK] What are the Favorites in Windows Explorer or File Explorer? Favorites are a series of shortcuts that are shown in the left-side navigation panel of

How to Set Up and Use Work Folders in Windows 8.1

  • tutorial
  • Radu Tyrsina
One of the many new enterprise-friendly features in Windows 8.1 is named Work Folders. Folders? Work? Sounds boring, doesn't it? :) But, to some people this feature will be very useful. Especially to people that have many devices and need to work also on their personal PCs and devices. Here's how to set up Work Folders on the client side and how to use them to do your work and

How to Add or Remove Buttons on the Windows Explorer Toolbar

  • misc
  • Radu Tyrsina
If you are using Windows 7, you have a small selection of buttons available on the Windows Explorer toolbar and this may not help you be very productive. You may want more buttons on it. Luckily, the team from WinAero have created a free tool that you can use to enhance the toolbar and add new buttons to it. With it, you can transform the boring toolbar into a mini-ribbon.

How to Add or Remove the Take Ownership Entry in the Right Click Menu

  • misc
  • Radu Tyrsina
Do you need an easy way to add the Take Ownership entry to the right-click menu in Windows 7 or Windows 8? If you do, we have two options for you, both of them quick and reliable. They work with both Windows Explorer and File Explorer. [DC-SUMMARY-BREAK] NOTE: If you access this option from the contextual menu, the owner of the selected file or folder will automatically change to your

12 Reasons why Windows Explorer in Windows 8 Rocks

  • tutorial
  • Radu Tyrsina
Windows Explorer has been a weak-spot of both Windows Vista and Windows 7. Many users complained about it being inferior to the version used in Windows XP and a lot more frustrating to work with. Luckily, with Windows 8 things are improving a lot. After using Windows Explorer for a few days in Windows 8 Developer Preview, i can say that it rocks. It is a real pleasure to work

Configure the Windows Explorer Viewing Templates for Libraries

  • tutorial
  • Radu Tyrsina
In previous articles, we've shown how to edit a viewing template and how to apply it to any folder and its sub-folders. To complete the picture, we will show how to edit and change the viewing template used for any library in Windows 7. [DC-SUMMARY-BREAK] Step 1: Configure the Viewing Template on a Folder Windows Explorer has five types of viewing templates it applies to folders and libraries: General Items,
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