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 ...

Let me share my simple tips and hacks for keeping your digital life organized! In the spirit of spring cleaning, we'll ...

Q: I am an accountant, and organization of my paper and digital information is very important to me. I need to be able to retrieve stuff even years after it was created. Most of my work and personal ...

Preparing to transfer your computer's data from one machine to another? These organizational tips will help you do so without defiling that "new computer" feeling. I've been contributing to PCMag ...

Windows 8 has a number of native functions that help you organize the files and programs on your hard drive. This is part of the basic functionality of an operating system. The File Explorer and ...

Whether it's a new diet or tidying up your work cubicle, it's often about a clean start. And it takes some initiative to get the ball rolling. Organize your computer so you save time, space and ...

Q. Is there an easy way to save certain types of files, such as data files, to specific hard drives? A. Windows 10 includes an option for managing where new content is saved on your computer. For ...

Also, if the contents of files can be searched, why make a user name a file? Shouldn’t I just be able to type (or even better, speak) “Last year’s tax returns” and have the operating system find and ...

I’ve done my fair share of Vista-bashing over the years, but the reality is the OS has a lot of hidden talents that go unheralded. One of them is stacking, a handy way to organize the files contained ...

A file is the common storage unit in a computer, and all programs and data are "written" into a file and "read" from a file. A folder holds one or more files, and a folder can be empty until it is ...