Lab Exercise 1: The Windows Operating System

2. On the right window, create another folder, name ”Text Files”, using the first method that you learned.

3. Now you should have two folders in the root directory and one folder under ”<Last Name Firtst Name> File Systems Lab” folder.
Searching for files
1. To search, click on the Start bar, then select Search (shortcut: WINKEY + F)

2. On the left side there are several options to help facilitate your search. If you know more about the files or folder you are trying to find,

it will make the search faster. However, we don't, so select the All files and folders option.

3. There will now be a Search criteria window on the left. The first box is where you type the name or extension of the file you're looking

for. Type in FindFile.txt

4. Next we have to select where the file might be found. This file is somewhere on the G: drive, so under the Look In option, select the G: drive. Now click Search to begin looking.

5. Hopefully file appeared on the right side of the Search window. Listed there will be the name of the file and its location. Select the file name that is in the Data Files folder.

6. Right click on the file name and select Open Containing Folder. This will open a new window to the file.

7. Close the search window and select the newly opened window.