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Chapter 3

Storage: Internal,External, and in the Sky

 In This Chapter ▶Managing files with the desktop’s File Explorer

▶ Navigating drives, folders, and flash drives

▶ Understanding libraries

▶ Creating and naming folders

▶ Selecting and deselecting items

▶ Copying and moving files and folders

▶Writing to CDs and memory cards

▶ Understanding Windows SkyDrive

F  olks hoped the new Start screen would simplifytheir work, finally transcending the complicated

world of files and folders. Unfortunately, that’s not thecase. Insert a flash drive or plug your digital camera intoyour Windows 8 computer, and the Start screen dumpsyou onto the Windows desktop. There, File Explorer —Windows’ age-old digital filing cabinet — rears its head.

This chapter explains how to use File Explorer to nav-igate the files, folders, and drives on your PC. It alsohelps you work with CDs, memory cards, and the newWindows SkyDrive storage area.

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