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Files Buried? Search and Organize

PC organization, file and folder naming. And old ways to search are faster than new searches.

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Windows defaults to throwing everything into your Documents folder. You can still search the old fashioned way from DOS; it still works, and it’s faster than an Explorer search. Here’s how. And the old DOS wild cards for filenames still work in Explorer. Or just get organized. Here are some tips to get you started.

Taming Windows 10: Choose Which Folders Appear on Start

A reprint from the PC410 Security Newsletter:

Windows 10: Choose which folders appear on start

Windows 10 removes the Documents and Pictures shortcuts from the Start menu. You can have them back, or choose to show Music, Videos, or the Network. Go to Settings, Personalization, Start, click on “Choose which folders appear on Start”. Turn on (or off) any of the folders in the list. If you turn a folder off, you can still get to it from File Explorer (the yellow file folder icon in the taskbar), or by pressing Start and typing in the folder name to search for it.