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How to put all the files onto one single folder

Anonymous
2014-05-31T15:19:33+00:00

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How do I put files such as "January work hours", "February work hours", etc. into one folder all together to save space? Thank you for your help.   Bob

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-06-07T16:01:06+00:00

    Hi Bob,

    I see that you want to arrange all the files and save them onto a single folder. To do this, please follow the steps:

    • Press Windows key + E to open File Explorer.
    • Double click on the location on the File Explorer where you want to copy all the files. For example if you want to save all the files in document folder double click on Document folder.
    • Right click on empty area.
    • Click on New and select Folder.
    • Now you may rename the folder.
    • Now go the location where you have saved all the files (Document list)
    • Right click on each file you want to copy or select all the files by pressing Ctrl key + A and right click on it and select C opy.
    • Go to the location where you had created the folder.
    • Open that folder and right click on the blank area and select Paste.

    This will move all the files to a single location (Folder).

    Please reply us on the status of the issue to assist you further.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-31T15:43:09+00:00

    Bob

    The short answer is create the folder drag files to it.  For a more comprehensive answer you need to give us more information.  Things like what kind of files, what exactly are you trying to do, etc.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-31T16:24:36+00:00

    In addition to what ZigZag3143 said, moving files into a folder doesn't actually save any disk space - the files still take up whatever size they are on the hard disk...

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-06-15T13:00:32+00:00

    That was very helpful. Thank you very much for taking the time to look into it and solve the problem. It is much appreciated. Thanks again,   Bob

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-05-31T17:27:07+00:00

    Thanks for getting back to me. the files are on my computer on Documents list. I just wanted to put them in one file or group somehow to shorten the list on my computer. I hope this old swede's explanation is helpful. thanks again.     Bob

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