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In this here task, you’re gonna be makin’ a file folder structure where you can organize yer files on the computer. A good file folder structure helps ya keep yer files in order, so ya can easily find ‘em later on.

What’s the difference between a file and a folder?
  • A folder is a digital container that can hold files.
    • This could for example be a folder containing pictures.
  • A file contains information.
    • For example, this could be an actual picture, a video, a text document, and so on.

Task - Buildin’ a Folder Structure for the School Year

Step 1: Open File Explorer

If yer on Windows, ya double-click the “File Explorer” icon:

Windows File Explorer

If yer on Mac, ya click on the “Finder” app:

Finder Mac App

From here, ya can find documents, downloads, pictures, videos, music and such. For this here setup, we’re stickin’ with “Documents”.

Step 2: Makin’ the Main Folder “IM”

  1. Inside yer “Documents” folder, right-click on a clear spot.
  2. Choose “New” and then “Folder”.
  3. Give that new folder a good name, reckon “IM” is a fine choice.

Tip

Ya can rename folders by right-clickin’ ‘em and findin’ the “Rename” button in the menu.

Step 3: Make Subfolders

After ya done made a folder, ya can head on inside it. From there, ya can create subfolders for more specific categories.

  1. Make a folder inside the “IM” folder called “MP” for the Media Production subjects.
  2. Make a folder inside the “IM” folder called “IT” for the Information Technology subjects.
    From here, ya can further add folders for the topics we’ll be workin’ with. Below ya see an example of how the folder structure can look:

Dokumenter/
└── IM/ 
    ├── MP/ 
    └── IT/ 
        ├── HTML/ 
        └── Python/

Step 4: (Optional) Make Folders for Other Subjects

You can shore as heck also make folders inside documents for other subjects like English or Math.