Let's look at 4 options for how you can create a new folder. All of them are simple and do not go beyond simple computer literacy.

I option. To create a Windows folder, you must first determine exactly where it will be located: on the desktop or inside some other folder. Accordingly, we go exactly to where the “house will be built,” that is, a new Windows folder has been created.

How to create a folder on the desktop

1) To create a folder on the desktop, click right click mouse over a free (empty) space on the desktop.

Context menu “Create folder”

2) This opens a context-sensitive menu, in which you should click on the “Create” option.

3) In the window that appears, a list of what can be created will be offered, from which you need to select “Folder”.

4) You will see a small window labeled “New Folder” with a blinking cursor prompting you to enter a name for the folder.

Name for the new folder

If you do not enter a name, the default folder will be called “New Folder”. In principle, you can rename it at any time, which will be discussed below.

Diverging from the topic, I note that the expression “” means that the creators software we thought and thought and made a decision for the user (that is, for you and me) that in a particular case it is possible to do as proposed. In this case, it is recommended to accept the “default” name “New Folder”.

But such a name is bad, because after some time it is difficult to remember what is stored in a folder with such an unsightly name. Therefore, instead of choosing “default”, it is better to enter a “custom” folder name.

After entering a name, you must press the Enter key or click the mouse outside the frame to enter the name. If a mistake was made when entering a name, it can be easily corrected. To do this, you need to click on the erroneous folder name with the mouse, i.e. highlight this name, and then press the F2 key and you can edit the folder name.

If necessary create a folder inside an existing folder(), right-click on the free space in the old folder, then click on the “Create” option and then do everything exactly as described above.

Other options to create a new folder

Option II:

There is another option to create Windows folders. In the menu bar in the top right corner there is a "File" option. Click on it, then on “Create” and, finally, “Folder”.

Option III:

Opening Conductor(Start - Programs - Accessories - Explorer), go to where you want to create the folder. Then in the upper right corner go to the menu File - New - Folder.

Or you can click on free space right-click and select New – Folder from the context menu.

Explorer will create a new folder in the place where you gave the command to create it, and call it New Folder. You can enter a different name, as described above in the first option.

The Explorer option is convenient if you decide to put your files and folders in order, since there is a directory of everything you have on your computer. You can sort by new or old folders, and delete unnecessary ones.

IV option:

With this option, a new folder is created the moment you save a file. This is convenient for immediately storing your files “on shelves” so that they can be easily found later.

Let's say you are creating a file or editing an existing one. The resulting file can be immediately saved in a new folder (as they say, “without leaving the cash register”). To do this, in the “File” menu (in the upper right corner) select the “Save As” option.

In the window that opens, click on the “Create Folder” button, as a result of which a folder appears with the name “New Folder”. You can immediately enter a different name for the folder, after which the file name is entered. This procedure step by step (1st step, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) is shown below using the example of saving a file in Notepad:

Step 1 – Click on the “Create Folder” button

Step 2 – Enter the folder name and press Enter. A new folder has been created.

Step 3 – Click on the “Open” button, which is located to the right of the “File name” field. This way we end up in a new folder.

Folders are designed to store objects in one place and organize a good file structure personal documents, photographs, files to simplify search. Find out how to create a new folder on the desktop and in Windows Explorer 7, 8 , as well as other OS versions.

In this article we will study from classic methods of creating a folder to more non-standard methods. Demanding users should be interested in the content of the article.

Create a new folder via the context menu

To create a folder on your desktop, right-click on an empty area. In the menu, hover your mouse over the “create” section, then select the “folder” subsection located at the top of the second menu. In Explorer (my computer), follow the same principle.

Note: If you see other menu options, it's likely that you clicked on a different folder or file.

As a result, an element will appear with the name “new folder” highlighted. Enter a name and press Enter. I recommend using a standard icon if the directory is located on the desktop.

There are a couple more ways to create a new folder in Explorer. In the left area, go to any directory and do the following:

1. In the horizontal menu, click the “new folder” button. Write a name for it and click enter. For example, I selected the “directory” on drive C (see image) and created the “Windows” folder in it.

2. With Explorer open, press Alt, which will cause another menu to appear. In it, click “file”, point to “create” and click on “folder” (as in the steps above).

Hotkeys for creating a folder

I am sure that users often search for how to create a new folder on your computer desktop or elsewhere. Everyone knows that using hot keys significantly increases the speed of work. In the place where you want to create a directory, press 3 Ctrl + Shift + N buttons in sequence. Write a name and click the Enter key.

Not all characters are allowed in the folder name. Here is a list of those that are not allowed:

/ | \ : *? “ < >

It is not possible to use a space in the name, but you can in a cunning way. Now I present a guide on how to create a new folder on the desktop, in Explorer via command line, read on.

Creating a folder in cmd

And enter the following commands:

MKDIR full path and folder name

For the desktop, I would enter:

MKDIR C:\Users\Alex\Desktop\folder

In the path above “Alex” is the username, write your name in its place. The “Desktop” section is the desktop directory, after the slash the name of the folder “folder” is already set, write your own and click Enter. According to this scheme folders are created in another location, you need to enter the full path and name.

To create nested directories, add the following construct:

MKDIR C:\novoe\name\papka

In this situation, the main folder is created, in this case “novoe”, then the folders that are after the slash are created. In general, a directory within a directory is always formed. There is an alternative shortcut command called MD and it does similar things.

As a result, using the methods described above, you can create a new folder on your desktop, in Explorer and any selected location on Windows 7, 8. You can rename it at any time or delete it. Removal is carried out in a couple of steps, either through context menu, or by pressing the Del key.

A folder is a convenient tool for organizing files. It can be compared to shelves in a closet. At each place there are things placed according to a certain principle, which is established by the owner.

For example, in the folder “Photos from Sochi” there are 3,000 thousand photos from vacation. And in the folder “Business trip to the North” there are 1,800 pictures from a work trip.

If you don't create separate folders and place them in one place, for example on a flash drive, then the photos will be mixed. Therefore, it will be difficult to find the necessary files.

Now imagine that your boss asked you to send me a photo report about your trip to the North. You won’t choose 1,800 from 4,800 photos one at a time? So you can go crazy!

All of the above applies not only to photographs, but also to any type of information: music, films, programs and other various files.

Right! Learning to create:

How to create a folder on the desktop?

Don't worry, once you learn how to create folders on your desktop, you can do them anywhere. My choice is related to the convenience of explanation.

The desktop is the first thing you see on your computer screen immediately after it boots.

Click the right mouse button. In the pop-up window, select “Create”. Select “Folder” from the menu that opens.

After which a “New Folder” will appear on the desktop.

Notice the name is highlighted in blue?

This means that in at the moment you can rename it. Start typing a word, the current one will be deleted automatically. Once completed, click anywhere on the screen and the name will be saved.

An alternative way to save the folder name is to press the “Enter” key on your keyboard.

Now you can create folders anywhere you want. The creation method is similar to that described above.

How to rename a folder?

In order to rename a folder, you need to hover your computer mouse cursor over it. Then right-click and select “Rename”.

We enter the new folder name from the keyboard and save it using one of the methods suggested above (the “Enter” key or mouse click anywhere on the screen).

How to create a file in a folder?

Go to the folder in which you want to create the file. At the same time, it can be empty or contain something. It doesn't matter.

The process is similar to creating a folder, only now you need to select what you want to create.

I'll show you with an example Microsoft document Word, designed for creating text documents.

In my case, the first document will appear in the folder.

Rename and save.

How to add a file to a folder?

All that remains now is to learn how to move files into a folder. There are two ways:

1. “Copy” file and “Paste”
2. Move with mouse

Let's take a closer look at each of the methods.

First way.

I have a picture on my desktop. I pressed the right mouse button before hovering over it. And then “Copy”.

Now go to the folder and right-click again, only now select “Paste”.

After which the picture will be in the right place.

Second way.

Click on required file left mouse button and drag it to the open folder area. The result is similar to the first method.

Choose any method depending on what is easier for you to apply.

In order to quickly find something inside a folder, I recommend using the Search function. The method is suitable for those who know the full name of the file or part of it.

The name entry field is in the upper right corner. You need to write the name you are looking for and the result will appear automatically.

All the knowledge gained in this article can be applied anywhere: on your desktop, flash drive, external hard drive, another folder - these are just a few examples. And also for any types of files.

If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments immediately. I will try to help as soon as possible.

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WHAT IS THE ARTICLE ABOUT?

Two methods:

• Windows

• Mac

This article describes how to create a new empty folder on Windows or Mac computers.

Method 1: Windows

The simplest example is your computer's desktop, but you can create a folder anywhere on your computer.

• You can open File Explorer by clicking the Start menu called "Windowsstart.png" and typing "file explorer" and then clicking "Image called WindowsFileExplorer.png Explorer" at the top of the Start menu. From there, you can select any folder to open from the left pane.

2. Right-click on an empty space

This opens a drop-down menu. Make sure you don't right-click on a file or folder as this will open the wrong drop-down menu.
If you are in existing folder(for example, "Documents"), you can also click the "Home" tab at the top left of the Explorer window and click "New Folder" in the toolbar that appears.

• If you're using a computer with a trackpad instead of a mouse, click the joystick with two fingers to right-click.

3. Select "Create"

• This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu and opens another pop-up menu.

4. Click "Folder"

• It's at the top of the pop-up menu.

5. Enter a name for your folder and press ↵ Enter

This creates a folder with its new name.

• The folder name cannot contain any special punctuation or other characters.

• If you don't enter a name, your folder will be saved as "New Folder".

Method 2: Mac

1. Go to the area where you want to create the folder

• Your Mac's desktop is usually the easiest place to create a folder, but you can create a folder almost anywhere.

• You can open the Finder, which looks like a blue face at the bottom of the screen, and then navigate to wherever you want to create a new folder, such as Documents.

2. Click "File"

• This menu item is located at the top left of your Mac screen.

3. Click "New Folder"

• This will create a new folder in your current location.

• You can also right-click on empty space with a mouse, or two-finger click on a computer with a trackpad. Make sure you don't right-click on a file or folder as this will open the wrong drop-down menu.

4. Enter a name for your folder and press ⏎ Return

• This will create a new folder with its new name.

Questions and answers

How to move a document to a new folder?

• Click and drag the document onto the folder icon, then release the mouse button. If a folder is open, click and drag the document into the folder window, and then release the mouse button.

How can I permanently delete a folder on my desktop in Windows 7?

• You can then move it to the Trash, then empty the Trash by right-clicking and then click on Empty Trash. In some cases, this will allow you to remove it permanently from the start, just look for the uninstall option.

How can I name the new folder?

• Right-click the file, then select "rename."

How can I rename a new folder after creating it?

• Right click on the folder, then search for "rename", then click on it, then type what you want and click "enter".

If you are still a complete computer beginner, then you need to know how to create folders. After all, we can store files by topic in them. One contains photos, another contains music, films, the third contains documents, and so on.

To create a folder on your computer First of all, we need to go to the desktop, to do this we need to close all programs and files. You see the main picture of the computer in front of you, this is the desktop. There are mainly shortcuts for launching various programs.

Right-click on an empty space on your desktop and select “Create”, and then “Folder”.

The folder will appear immediately and you can immediately give it a name. Change the keyboard layout from English to Russian or vice versa and enter any (preferably thematic) name.

I created a folder on my desktop to store music, so I called it that.

We can of course change the name by right-clicking and selecting “ Rename”.

In addition, you can assign it a beautiful icon. You need to select the next item “Properties”.

And in the window that opens, go to the “Settings” tab, there select the “Change icon” button.

And choose any one from the list. Then click OK twice.

The folder became the most attractive.

You can also create a folder on your computer on some disk. Open the Computer via Start or the desktop icon. Then we go to any disk. At the top you can find the button " Create a folder", but besides this, of course you can right-click and select Create and Folder.